José Félix Ribas, Aragua, Venezuela Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of José Félix Ribas ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In 1593, the name of this municipality was Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de La Victoria, an aboriginal village, which was established as a town in that year.
 * The history of this town, known as the city of youth, dates back to 1795, when King Carlos IV gave the town of La Victoria the title of Villa.
 * Until 1814, La Victoria remained an indigenous town, but months later it officially received the title of city, so for years it had the distinction of vicariate and party head of Lo Valles de Aragua.
 * For the years 1889-1892 and 1899-1917, La Victoria was the capital of the Aragua state and it was in 1917 that it moved to Maracay.
 * The José Félix Ribas municipality was founded in 1961 when the Federal Constitution of 1961 was enacted.
 * The Municipality of José Félix Ribas has a population of approximately 214,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for José Félix Ribas municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1802-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1809-1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1894-1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1926-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the José Félix Ribas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de La Victoria
 * Direction: Calle el Cementerio, La Victoria, José Félix Ribas
 * Cementerio de Zuata
 * Direction: Calle Castor Nieves Ríos, Zuata, Municipio José Félix Ribas