Palmasola, Falcón, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1856 the territory now occupied by Palmasola was within the limits of the Costa Arriba Canton of the then Falcón Province.
 * In 1915 the territorial order established in 1893 that orders the composition of the Districts is fulfilled, leaving Palmasola under the administration of the Silva District.
 * Until 1899 it belonged to the Great Lara State together with the current Iturriza and Silva Municipalities.
 * On May 22, 1992, the Legislative Council of the State of Falcón decided to create the Autonomous Municipality of Palmasola, completely separating it from today's José Laurencio Silva Municipality.
 * On April 30, 2006, as a consequence of the border conflict between the states of Falcón and Yaracuy, the Legislative Council of the latter decided to declare the population of Palmasola as the capital of the Yaracuy state for one day.
 * Given Falcón's claim, it was decided to suspend the activity, according to the local government of Palmasola, Yaracuy's claim prevents the development of the municipality.
 * The Municipality of Palmasola has a population of approximately 8,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1974-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Palmasola municipality may be found at findagrave.com