Zamora, Falcón, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The current territory of the Zamora municipality belonged from its origins to the domains of Cacique Manaure and among the indigenous inhabitants were the Caquetíos and the Jirajaras.
 * Its first settlers were smugglers and fishermen from Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, who organized their ranches by the sea and later, a somewhat cosmopolitan population was formed, with gestures from different parts of the world.
 * Ecclesiastically, Puerto Cumarebo depended on the Curato de Pueblo Cumarebo, until in 1820, according to a canonical decree, the Parish of Puerto Cumarebo was created.
 * On May 17, 1845, it was decided to transfer the Head of the Cumarebo Canton to Puerto Cumarebo, and since then it has been the capital of the Zamorano territory.
 * The Municipality of Zamora has a population of approximately 33,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, La Ciénaga, registro civil, 1873-1890 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia La Soledad, 1931-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, La Soledad, registro civil, 1881-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Pueblo Cumarebo, 1931-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, Pueblo Cumarebo, registro civil, 1873-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Puerto Cumarebo, 1931-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, Puerto Cumarebo, registro civil 1911-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia San José de la Costa, 1992-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Zazárida, 1994-2000 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, registro civil 1883-1898 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Tocópero, 1931-2003 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Píritu, 1932-2003 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Puerto Cumarebo, Falcón); Iglesia Católica. San Gabriel (Pueblo Cumarebo, Falcón); Iglesia Católica. San José (La Ciénaga, Falcón) Registros parroquiales, 1820-1949 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Tocópero, Falcón); Iglesia Católica. San Gabriel (Pueblo Cumarebo, Falcón) Registros parroquiales, 1888-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Zamora, Puerto Cumarebo, Parroquia Nuestra Señora la Candelaria, registros parroquiales, 1916-1950 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Zamora municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Guabicoa
 * Dirección: CG99+HX6, Zamora
 * Cementerio Municipal de Puerto Cumarebo
 * Dirección: Calle La Paz, Puerto Cumarebo, Zamora