Santiago de Puringla, La Paz, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1691, it was founded under the name "Puringla".
 * In the 1801 Census, it appears as a town of Indians from the Parroquia de Chinacla, from the Comayagua Party.
 * On September 15, 1921, as an act of celebration of the centenary of independence, it was agreed to change its name to the current one: Santiago Puringla.
 * The municipality of Santiago de Puringla has a population of approximately 26,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1908-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Santiago de Puringla municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santiago de Puringla may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio comunitario de Rancho de Jesús
 * Direction: Santiago de Puringla