Aricagua, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On September 4, 1597, in the territory of the municipality, the Aricagua Doctrine arrived, a group of Augustinian Missionaries who settled in the town of Mucaria.
 * The town was destroyed by a strong earthquake in 1742, and then the missionaries convinced the Mukarias to settle elsewhere on the banks of the Aricagua River, upon arrival they settled and at the same time displaced the Aricaguas Indians.
 * In 1832 it was established as the Parish of the "Canton" of Mérida.
 * The town was partially destroyed by a fire in 1840, and then a new fire in 1850, which destroyed half the town. Irregular reliefs could indicate that a strong earthquake and tremors occurred in this place on June 28, 1959.
 * In 1898 it was established as a Municipality of the Libertador District of the Mérida State.
 * In 1901 it was established as the Parish of the Libertador District of the Mérida State.
 * In 1986 it was established as an Autonomous Municipality.
 * The Municipality of Aricagua has a population of approximately 4,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Aricagua municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860-1990 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1910-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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