Nueva Trinidad, Chalatenango, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The Manaquil and Hoja de Sal villages that belonged to the Chalatenango Party in 1807 were erected as a town in 1825 and became part of the department of Cuscatlán.
 * In 1855 these two villages were annexed to the department of Chalatenango.
 * In 1899 the town of Hoja de Sal changed its name to Nueva Trinidad.
 * On May 12, 1902, Manaquil ceased to be a town to become a canton of the municipality of Nueva Trinidad.
 * The municipality of Nueva Trinidad has a population of approximately 1,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Nueva Trinidad municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Bartolomé (Arcatao, Chalatenango) Registros parroquiales, 1816-1932 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Nueva Trinidad may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Nueva Trinidad