Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in 1535 by Don Cristóbal de la Cueva as the Villa de Xerez de la Frontera de Choluteca.
 * In its beginnings, Choluteca depended on the Guatemalan government and in 1580 it became part of the Mayor's Office of Tegucigalpa.
 * On June 28, 1825 it obtained the category of Municipality.
 * The National Congress of the Republic gave it the title of city as of October 1, 1845.
 * The municipality of Choluteca has a population of approximately 169,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1907-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1800-1954 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1899 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Choluteca may be located in FindAGrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Choluteca
 * Direction: 9ª Calle Norte, Choluteca