Ricaurte, Cojedes, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The history of the municipality of Ricaurte is linked to the historical evolution of the municipality of Girardot, since Ricaurte was, at first, a district of Girardot.
 * The municipality was born as a settlement on the banks of the Magdalena River in the vicinity of Girardot, initially calling itself the corregimiento of "Peñalisa", jurisdiction of the district of Girardot.
 * The village with the name of Peñaliza, was created on November 14, 1857 with the name of Ricuarte.
 * On November 21, 1878, the parties called Hato Sucio and Manuel were segregated from Ricaurte, adding the first to Tocaima and the second to Girardot.
 * On December 15, 1879, article 8, the limits of Ricaurte were reestablished, altered by the aforementioned Law of 1878.
 * On March 11, 1968, it was reestablished as a municipality.
 * The Municipality of Ricaurte has a population of approximately 12,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ricaurte municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1807-1923 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1884-1925 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ricaurte municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Turen