Cuscatancingo, San Salvador, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Cuscatancingo was a municipality in the department of San Salvador, from June 12, 1824 to January 28, 1835.
 * From January 8, 1835 to July 30, 1839, it belonged to the Federal District of the Republic of Central America.
 * By Legislative Decree of February 28, 1901, the municipality of Cuscatancingo was extinguished and this ancient population was annexed to the city of San Salvador, as a neighborhood.
 * The previous disposition of the government motivated a strong and heated protest on the part of the residents of Cuscatancingo.
 * On March 31, 1903, they managed to get the aforementioned town to become a town again.
 * October 24, 1996 the town of Cuscatancingo was granted the title of city.
 * The municipality of Cuscatancingo has a population of approximately 66,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * Cuscatancingo (San Salvador) Registros civiles, 1873-1978 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. La Asunción (Mejicanos, San Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1820-1956 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Cuscatancingo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Cuscatancingo
 * Direction: Lotificación Campo Amor, Cuscatancingo
 * Cementerio General de San Luis Mariona
 * Cementerio Jardínes Campo Amor