Cárdenas, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Táriba called the Pearl of Torbes is the first-born city of Táchira, discovered in 1547.
 * In 1881, the Constituent Assembly of the Great State of Los Andes, meeting in Timotes, honored the District with the name of Cárdenas.
 * The Municipality of Cárdenas has a population of approximately 123,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1905-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1964-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1787-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1908-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cárdenas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Táriba
 * Direction: Carrera 7, Tariba, Cárdenas
 * Cementerio Municipal de Palmira