Chinandega, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * During the Spanish colony it was a small and prosperous town, but its location on fertile and flat land, and site of commercial traffic, accelerated its development over the years.
 * On March 15, 1836, the title of Villa was conferred on him.
 * On September 2, 1839, the title of City was granted.
 * By legislative decree of the Central American Confederation issued on July 17, 1842, the city of Chinandega was the Capital of the Central American Federation.
 * In 1858 it was separated from the old Department of the West, made up of León and Chinandega, to become a Department.
 * The department of Chinandega has a population of approximately 440,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * See the municipality.

Church Records

 * See the municipality.

Cemeteries

 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Indexed cemeteries in Chinandega Department at FindAGrave