Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The settlement of the municipality of Benjamin Constant must have started in the first decades of the 18th century. Around 1750, near the mouth of the Javari, in Solimões, the village of Javari already existed, where the Ticuna Indians, founded by the Jesuits, lived. In this village, the Headquarters of the Captaincy would be installed, according to the Royal Charter of July 18, 1755 of the Portuguese government, addressed to the governor of Grão-Pará, Mendonça Furtado. The name of the municipality was given at the suggestion of General Cândido Mariano Rondon, when he headed the mixed commission of Letícia in honor of General Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães. The promoter of the movement of November 15, 1889 that proclaimed the republic. In 1750, the existence of the village of Javari founded by the Jesuits is already registered at the mouth of the Javari River. In 1755 the headquarters of the captaincy was installed in the village of Javari. In 1766 the village of São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga was founded. In 1866, the boundary between Brazil and Peru was established near Tabatinga. In 1898, the Municipality of Benjamim Constant is created, by dismemberment of the territory of the municipality of São Paulo de Olivença. In 1928, the seat of the municipality is transferred to the village of Esperança. On 31.03.1938, Benjamin Constant is elevated to the category of city. In 1952, the district of Benjamin Constant was created. In 1968, the municipality is framed as "Area of ​​National Security". Date of Installation: 01/01/1939 Former Names:
 * Vila Esperança
 * Esperança

Local Offices
Ofício do Judicial e Anexo Cartório da Comarca de Benjamin Constant Av:Castelo Branco nº469 Centro Benjamin Constant Bemjamin Constant 69630-000 Amazonas Telephone:97-34155895 E-mail:abdias.oliveira@bol.com.br

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Soares de Assis Avenida Castelo Branco, s/n Centro Telephone:(97) 3415-5333

Prefeitura Municipal Prefeitura Municipal de Benjamin Constant Rua Frei Ludovico, 750 Coimbra Benjamin Constant Amazonas 69.630-000 Telephone/Fax: (97)3415-5288 Website: http://www.benjaminconstant.am.gov.br/novo_site/index.php Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prefeitura-de-Benjamin-Constant/428601017213017?fref=ts