Nueva Esparta, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was founded on December 15, 1838 by Colonel Narciso Benítez.
 * In 1841, the town obtained the title, by the Legislative Assembly of Salvador, of town of the district of San Antonio El Sauce, San Miguel.
 * Between 1847 or 1848 the town was relocated to its current seat due to looting by Honduran assailants.
 * Nueva Esparta was annexed to La Unión, on June 22, 1865.
 * On February 9, 1883, it was integrated into the district of Santa Rosa de Lima.
 * The municipality of Nueva Esparta has a population of approximately 9,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * Nueva Esparta (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1893-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Nueva Esparta may be located in findagrave.com