Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Genealogy

Guide to Canton of Bagaces ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In pre-Columbian times, the territory that currently corresponds to the Bagaces canton, a group of indigenous people called Nahua or Aztec, had an enclave or colony in the region.
 * On November 11, 1824, the title of town was granted to the population of Concepción de Bagaces.
 * November 4, 1825, Bagaces constituted a town of the Cañas district.
 * March 27, 1835, the Bagaces village was part of the Department of Guanacaste.
 * On December 7, 1848, Bagaces was created as canton number four of the Guanacaste province.
 * On September 29, 1858, the transfer of the towns of Bagaces and Cañas to the site called Bebedero, at the confluence of the Las Piedras (today Blanco) and Tenorio rivers, was ordered.
 * On July 31, 1882, the previous law was repealed.
 * On July 30, 1918, the town was given the category of City.
 * The Canton of Bagaces has a population of approximately 19,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. La Inmaculada Concepción (Bagaces, Guanacaste) Registros parroquiales, 1821-1955 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bagaces Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Bagaces
 * Dirección: Carretera Panamericana, Bagaces
 * Cementerio San Bernardo, Bagaces