Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The Spanish colonizers, led by Pedro de Alvarado, entered Cuscatlán, capital of the Señorío de Cuscatlán, on June 17, 1524.
 * It joined the party of San Salvador in 1786.
 * The municipality of Cuscatlàn joined the department of San Salvador on June 12, 1824; and so it remained until January 28, 1835, when it was included in the Federal District. But on July 30, 1839, it became a municipality in the department of San Salvador.
 * In the Law of February 18, 1841, Cuscatlán appears as one of the electoral cantons of the Southern District of San Salvador.
 * The city council of Antiguo Cuscatlàn separated from the department and district of San Salvador on January 28, 1865 and was incorporated into the department of La Libertad and the district of Nueva San Salvador.
 * The municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán has a population of approximately 48,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Antiguo Cuscatlán (La Libertad) Registros civiles, 1867-1929 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. La Inmaculada Concepción de María (Santa Tecla, La Libertad) Registros parroquiales, 1857-1932 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Antiguo Cuscatlán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Antiguo Cuscatlán
 * Direction: Avenida Albert Einstein, Antiguo Cuscatlán
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Cementerio Municipal Jardín