Santa Maria del Real, Olancho, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * With the arrival of the Spanish during the colonization process, they began to discover areas suitable for the exploitation of various minerals, which founded concentrations of population near the areas that had these riches.
 * On May 12, 1526, the settlers change the name of Escamilpa to Real de Minas, which means the place where the gold is centered.
 * In 1786, its current name dates.
 * In 1885, the town was elevated to the category of municipality.
 * The municipality of Santa María del Real has a population of approximately 15,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Real (Olancho) Registros civiles, 1907 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Francisco de Asís (Catacamas, Olancho) Registros parroquiales, 1743-1946 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santa Maria del Real may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Dirección: R3FC+3F5, Santa María del Real