Huasco, Huasco, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The Spaniards arrived on the land in 1589 and began to build ports.
 * The city of Huasco was founded around the year 1650.
 * On April 6, 1749, Huasco was recognized as a colony of Spain.
 * During the War of Independence of Chile, the War against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation some, and the Pacific War, fights took place close to the city.
 * On April 11, 1819 an earthquake and tsunami destroyed much of the city.
 * In 1833 there was a strong tremor.
 * The commune was badly damaged by the Huasco earthquake of 1851.
 * The commune of Huasco has a population of approximately 9,100 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1885-1902, Carrizal Bajo - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1885-1903, Carrizal Alto - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1885-1903, Huasco Bajo - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1862-1975, Huasco - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1867-1918, Carrizal Bajo - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Huasco

Localities

 * Canto de Agua
 * Carrizal Bajo
 * Huasco Bajo