Candelaria de la Frontera, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Candelaria de la Frontera was a small village called “El Chaparral”.
 * March 1, 1882 it was erected into a town, with the name of Candelaria.
 * The new municipality was incorporated into the Santa Ana district.
 * When the district of Chalchuapa was created later, the town of Candelaria was incorporated into it.
 * The cantons of Las Piedritas, San Cristóbal and Los Cerros Dormidos, which separated from the municipality of Candelaria and were added to that of El Porvenir on April 8, 1893.
 * On December 17, 1952, the town of Candelaria obtained the title of Villa.
 * Due to its proximity to the border with Guatemala, it is known as Candelaria de La Frontera, to distinguish it from another population.
 * It was granted the title of city on January 25, 2008.
 * The municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera has a population of approximately 25,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * Candelaria de La Frontera (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1885-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Santiago de la Frontera
 * Direction: SAN 18w, Santiago de la Frontera
 * Cementerio Aldea Bolaños del Cantón La Parada
 * Cementerio de Caserío Las Cristalinas en el Cantón El Jute