San Antonio del Monte, Sonsonate, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * San Antonio del Monte was founded at the beginning of the 17th century, by the friars of the Santo Domingo de Sonsonate convent.
 * In 1770 Indians and mulatto comarcos began to populate the place, giving rise to a village and this was part of the town of the Izalco province or mayor of Sonsonate.
 * Through the Legislative Decree of March 21, 1901, the municipality of San Antonio del Monte was extinguished.
 * On April 21, 1904, the municipality of San Antonio del Monte was again erected as a municipality of the Department of Sonsonate.
 * The municipality of San Antonio del Monte has a population of approximately 26,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Antonio del Monte (Sonsonate)  Registros civiles, 1868-1949 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Antonio (San Antonio del Monte, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1774-1947 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Antonio del Monte may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de San Antonio del Monte
 * Dirección: 1ª Calle Poniente, San Antonio del Monte
 * Cementerio Privado Parque Jardín El Carmen
 * Dirección: 1ª Calle Poniente, San Antonio del Monte