Coronel, Concepción, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * On August 30, 1849, Coronel was founded as a commune.
 * In Chile, Coronel was a pioneer city for its role in the coal industry.
 * It was head of the Department of Colonel, comprising the communes and sub-delegations of Coronel, Lota, Santa Juana, Arauco and Curanilahue (including the current district of San Pedro de la Paz) between the years 1927-1976. The northern limit of Coronel with Concepción was reduced from the Biobío river to the La Posada sector in 1974.
 * During the 1990s, there was a terrible unemployment of thousands of people when the coal mines closed almost entirely and, as a result, many migrated to other places in search of better possibilities.
 * Now the economy depends on the industrial park of Coronel and the port.
 * The current population of the commune of Coronel is more than 117,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1885-1932 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1836-1923 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Coronel Address: Avenida la Paz, esquina de Pasaje 6 y Callejón 3, Coronel Telephone: 56 41 271 0220
 * Cementerio de Isla Santa María

Localities

 * Calabozo
 * Escuadron
 * Isla Santa María
 * Palco-Mitrinhue
 * Patagual
 * Pileo