Bonanza, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The area of the current municipality of Bonanza belonged during the 19th century to the so-called territory of La Mosquitia.
 * In 1909 it became the Department of Zelaya, under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Prinzapolka.
 * Initially it had been inhabited only by indigenous Sumus but at the end of the century it began to be populated with people from the interior of the country, including foreigners, due to the fact that rubber prospectors discovered its gold mines in 1880.
 * The mining activity was interrupted several times, until it settled in the early 50's.
 * Even after the nationalization of the mines in 1979, Bonanza did not have administrative independence.
 * The Municipality of Bonanza was founded on October 6, 1989.
 * All the economic and social problems of the municipality, its origin, history, traditions and culture, its development have been intimately linked to the origin, behavior and activities of the mining activity, the main economic activity of the municipality.
 * The Municipality of Bonanza has a population of approximately 29,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Bonanza municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Bonanza municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Bonanza municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bonanza municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal #1 de Bonanza
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de Bonanza