Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Cozumel family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * Around 1525 Francisco de Montejo made a request to the King of Spain to authorize the conquest and development of the island of Cozumel.
 * During the colony the island was practically uninhabited.
 * In the mid-19th century, a repopulation process began with the arrival of families, almost all of them from the state of Yucat&#225;n, and they founded the towns of El Cedral (formerly Oy ib), to the south of the island, and San Miguel on the northwest coast.
 * In the beginning, commercial development focused on the sale of Mayan rebels to Cuba as slaves and the smuggling business. Later, the exploitation of fruit, henequen, chicle and copra managed to consolidate these towns, which by the end of the 19th century each had customs, schools and garrison.
 * The municipality of Cozumel was created in 1521.
 * The municipality of Cozumel has a population of approximately 80,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1867-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * No hay registros disponibles en l&#237;nea para el municipio de Cozumel.

Census

 * No hay registros disponibles en l&#237;nea para el municipio de Cozumel.

Cemeteries

 * Pante&#243;n Municipal de San Miguel de Cozumel
 * Address: Calle 9 Sur con Calle 10 Avendida Sur, San Miguel de Cozumel, Cozumel


 * Primer Cementerio Municipal de Cozumel
 * Address: Avenida 5 sur 989, Centro, Cozumel


 * Cementerio de Monigotes *Pante&#243;n Mansi&#243;n de la Paz