El Rosario, Comayagua, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Created on June 1, 1539, its origin dates back to Pre-Columbian times.
 * When the Spanish arrived at the end of the 16th century, the place was already known by the name of Opoteca.
 * The municipal head was baptized with the name of San Antonio de Opoteca in 1689.
 * During the Territorial Political Division of Honduras in 1889, it was one of the Districts of Comayagua formed by the municipalities of El Rosario and San Jerónimo del Esquino.
 * It obtained the title of city in 1915, changing its name from San Antonio de Opoteca to El Rosario.
 * The municipality of El Rosario has a population of approximately 30,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1906-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1843-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Rosario may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Público
 * Dirección: Calle al Cementerio, El Rosario