Escuinapa, Sinaloa, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Escuinapa family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The first settlers of this region were descendants of the Aztec race.
 * The inhabitants of Ahuchén, overwhelmed by the mosquitoes that transmitted fever, the salty earth and the constant siege of the pirates, moved to another place to the south, and founded a community that they called “Pueblo Viejo”. However, they soon found themselves having to emigrate again due to the constant attacks by bandits. A short distance away they found a place with greater security and formed a new town that they called Izquinapa.
 * In 1602 there were 20 residents in the town of Izquinapa, today Escuinapa.
 * In 1870, the municipality of Escuinapa had two mayors' offices, the one with his name was made up of the guardhouses of Palmito and La Agachada and the other in La Concepción.
 * Escuinapa was erected as a municipality on September 7, 1915.
 * The municipality of Escuinapa has a population of approximately 54,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1869-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1795-1967 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Escuinapa
 * Address: Rafael Buelna 3, Juárez, Escuinapa


 * Panteón Juárez
 * Panteón Gregorio Cortez
 * Address: Calle 16 de Septiembre #0, Ojo de Agua de Palmillas, Escuinapa


 * Panteón Municipal Sin Nombre
 * Address: Calle Oaxaca #0, Isla del Bosque, Escuinapa


 * Funeraria Jardín San Francisco
 * Address: Calle General Antonio Rosales #49, Centro, Escuinapa


 * Panteón Villegas Serrano Mercedes
 * Address: Calle Severiano Moreno 3, Centro, Escuinapa


 * Panteón Municipal Sin Nombre
 * Address: Calle Salvador Alvarado #0, Teacapan, Escuinapa


 * Find a Grave