Las Minas, Capital, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Las Minas family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The original town that constituted the Municipality was Zomelahuacan, which in 1784 was a place claimed by Altotonga and Atzalan.
 * The gold and copper mines were worked in the 18th century, and the town was organized in 1803.
 * The date of the change of the capital is unknown, from Zomelahuacan to Las Minas, for a long time the municipality was designated La Minas de Zomelahuacan.
 * The municipality of Las Minas has a population of approximately 2,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1871-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1796-1922 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address: Calle Jorge Serdán #0, Colonia Centro, Las Minas