Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The population of Ospino, arises in late times, almost at the end of the colonial era.
 * On August 15, 1754, King Fernando VI granted the town of San Juan Bautista de Ospino the title of Villa, exempting it and freeing it from the City of Guanare and changing the name to San Fernando de Ospin.
 * From 1881 to 1883, Ospino was the capital of the southern western state, which included the territories of the current states of Barinas, Portuguesa and Cojedes.
 * The Municipality of Ospino has a population of approximately 47,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1875-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1732-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1848-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1955-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1976-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1987-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ospino municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ospino