Chillán, Ñuble, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded on June 26, 1580.
 * In the year 1751, a violent earthquake destroyed the city, which led several of its inhabitants to move to a sector known as Alto de la Horca, and as a result, on September 25 of the same year the official transfer of city to said place, known today as Chillán Viejo.
 * In 1835, an earthquake destroyed the city again and was refounded at its current site.
 * In 1939, a violent earthquake shook the city and ended almost the entire commune.
 * In February 2010 the city was again hit by a violent earthquake.
 * The current population has 175,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1718-1923 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Chillan
 * Cementerio Municipal de Quinchamali
 * Cementerio Parque los Heroes de Chillan

Localities

 * El Emboque
 * El Guape
 * Las Mariposas
 * Quinchamalí
 * Quinquegua