León, León, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the main peoples that inhabited the region were the Chorotegas.
 * The city of León was the first city founded in what is now Nicaragua in the year.
 * The municipality of León was founded on June 1, 1524.
 * It was decided to transfer the city to a new location next to the old indigenous town of Sutiaba as a result of an earthquake and the eruption of the volcano in 1610.
 * It was the head of the Intendancy of León, established in 1786, and of the province of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, which existed from 1812 to 1814 and from 1820 to 1821.
 * When Nicaragua withdrew from the Central American Federation in 1838, it remained the capital of Nicaragua, although for some years the capital changed frequently between León and Granada.
 * The municipality of León has a population of approximately 211,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1881-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for León municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for León municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the León municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1995-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 2002-2007 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Panteon de Guadalupe
 * Cementerio San Juan Bautista
 * Cementerio de San Felipe
 * Cementerio Cielos de Paz
 * 7 cementerios rurales

Land and Property

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images