Torres, Lara, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Carora was founded in the month of September 1569 by Captain Juan del Thejo with the name of "Our Lady of the Mother of God of Carora".
 * Repopulated by Captain Juan de Salamanca on June 19, 1572, with the name of "San Juan Bautista de Portillo de Carora".
 * During the 19th century, Carora was a city of artisans, merchants and breeders.
 * In 1856, Carora was established as a canton of the province of Barquisimeto.
 * The Constituent Assembly of the State of Lara, meeting in Cabudare, on September 9, 1881, called the old Carora Department "Torres", a name that it invariably maintains over the years as a District and now as a Municipality.
 * Its capital is the city of Carora.
 * The Municipality of Torres has a population of approximately 200,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1815-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1822-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-1904 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1873-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1898-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1972-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1973-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1988-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1988-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1994-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1608-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1743-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1747-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1781-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1852-1993 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1869-1993 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1878-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1905-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1917-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Torres municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Carora
 * Direction: Avenida 14 de Febrero entre Carrera Sol de Oriente y Avenida Torrellas, Carora, Torres.
 * Parque Jardín Carora
 * Direction: Autopista Lara-Zulia, Carora, Torres
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–17:00
 * Cementerio Viejo de Carora
 * Cementerio Rural Carorita Arriba
 * Direction: Carretera Carrizales, Carorita Arriba, Torres