Tela, Atlántida, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Tela was founded on May 3, 1524, by the Spanish conqueror, Cristóbal de Olid, under the name of Triumph of the Cross.
 * For the inhabitants of the city the name was too broad, so the town was abbreviated as' Tela., the city became known simply as Tela.
 * In 1825 Tela was part of the Department of Yoro.
 * On June 1, 1876 it was established as a municipality.
 * With the creation of the department of Cortés, on June 4, 1893, Tela became part of Cortés.
 * Later, on July 17, 1894, it went back to the department of Yoro.
 * But in 1902, it became part of the department of Atlántida.
 * On March 1, 1927 it was erected as a City.
 * The municipality of Tela has a population of approximately 106,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1908-1914 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1894-1959 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Tela may be located in FindAGrave.com
 * Cementerio Tela
 * Direction: Unnamed Road Tela, Honduras
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio Barrio San Antonio
 * Direction: Avenida 3, Tela
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Antiguo Cementerio de Kilometro 13
 * Direction: Barrio La Curva, Aldea Kilometro Trece, Tela
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio nuevo de kilómetro 13
 * Direction: Aldea Kilometro Trece, Tela
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas