La Virtud, Lempira, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers were Spaniards who came from El Salvador in search of land to cultivate jiquilite, used in the extraction of indigo.
 * It is believed that the founder was the Spanish priest Doroteo Alvarenga around the year 1775.
 * In 1859 it was granted the category of municipality.
 * It was part of the Guarita District in the Territorial Political Division of 1889.
 * The municipality of La Virtud has a population of approximately 6,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1910-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for La Virtud municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of La Virtud may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal La Virtud
 * Direction: 3854+24R, La Virtud
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas