Capayán, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * There was an Estancia that was owned by Tula Cervín. Later that area formed "Our Lady of Capayán" by Diego Gómez de Pedraza.
 * It was incorporated in 1855, coinciding with the sanction of the second Provincial Constitution - With lands of the Capital department.
 * The department of Capayán has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1864-1945 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : San Pedro, actualmente Capayán (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Capayán (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Chumbicha
 * Cementerio Miraflores
 * Cementerio Coneta

Municipalities

 * Capayán
 * Huillapima