Moctezuma, Centro Sierra, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * The territory of Moctezuma was inhabited in pre-Hispanic times by mills from the Opata tribe.
 * Formerly it was called San Miguel de Arc&#225;ngel de Oposura, and later it was called exclusively “Oposura”.
 * Name was changed to Moctezuma on September 9, 1828
 * The municipality of Moctezuma has a population of approximately 4,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1867-1993 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1707-1968 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Address: Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla #0, San Martin, Moctezuma
 * Find a Grave