Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Antofagasta was founded by the Bolivian government in 1868.
 * In 1879, as part of the War of the Pacific, Chilean military forces occupied the Bolivian port of Antofagasta to prevent the auctioning of the mining properties of Chilean capital. The peace treaty of 1874 was annulled and the Pacific War began.
 * With the treaty of 1904 Antofagasta was Chilean. Many Chileans grew, especially from the provinces of Norte Chico. Immigrants arrived from Europe too.
 * The commune of Antofagasta has a population of approximately 381,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)
 * Registros civiles, 1910-1932 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1871-1908 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Cemeteries

 * General Cemetery of Antofagasta Address: Av. Andrés Sabella Gálvez 3250