San Esteban Catarina, San Vicente, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded as a town in 1827, joining the party and department of San Vicente.
 * In the 1980s, during the civil war and armed conflicts, many of its inhabitants left the town and emigrated to San Salvador or to other countries.
 * The guerrilla forces of the FPL and the PRTC set up important military bases occupying a large part of the area of the Cerros de San Pedro; while the Armed Forces of El Salvador installed a military base in Cerro Las Delicias, on the outskirts of the town.
 * After the armed conflict ended, this municipality was granted the title of town in 1871.
 * The municipality of San Esteban Catarina has a population of approximately 5,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for San Esteban Catarina municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Arquidiócesis de San Salvador (El Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1860-1933(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Esteban Catarina may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal San Esteban Catarina
 * Direction: 3ª Calle Oriente, San Esteban Catarina