San Vicente, San Vicente, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * This population was founded by Yaqui or Pipil Indians in pre-Columbian times.
 * On December 26, 1635, fifty families founded under a Tempisque tree and on the banks of the Acahuapa River the village that was named San Vicente de Lorenzana.
 * At the time of the Spanish colonization, San Vicente was considered - along with San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Miguel and Sonsonate - one of the main urban centers where the elite of Creoles and Spaniards of the Salvadoran province resided.
 * Since June 12, 1824 it belongs to the department of San Vicente.
 * By Law of February 21, 1835, the Rincón Grande valley was annexed to its jurisdiction.
 * But by Law of February 24, 1837, it was segregated to serve as a base for the new town of Guadalupe.
 * The municipality of San Vicente has a population of approximately 53,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * San Vicente (San Vicente) Registros civiles, 1819-1921 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Arquidiócesis de San Salvador (El Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1860-1933 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Vicente may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Vicente
 * Direction: Pasaje No. 5, San Vicente
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 07:30–17:00
 * Cementerio Santa Fé
 * Direction: San Vicente
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–17:00

Cantons
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