Granada, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * During the colonial period Granada became one of the most important commercial ports in Central America at the same time that the construction of the city began.
 * In the initial sixty years of the seventeenth century, the commercial boom makes Granada a major city.
 * On November 22, 1856, the filibuster Henningsen lit up the city of Granada, causing enormous damage to the buildings.
 * The department of Granada has a population of approximately 214,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * See the municipality.

Cemeteries

 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Indexed cemeteries in Granada Department at FindAGrave