Cocorote, Yaracuy, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The written history of Cocorote begins through the German explorer Nicolás de Federman, who arrived in Venezuelan lands in 1530 on the instructions of his proxies, the Welsers, who, by decision of King Carlos I of Spain (1500-1558), were gave them the responsibility of exploring and exploiting the territory of the newly created Province of Venezuela which was unexplored.
 * At the culmination of the German capitulation (1547), the Spanish continued with the exploration of the Venezuelan territory, and founded several cities during the second half of the 16th century.
 * During the year 1620, the Chipas or Ciparigotos aborigines ranch located in the foothills of the Sierra de Cocorote, was founded with the name of San Jerónimo de Cocorote.
 * The Municipality of Cocorote has a population of approximately 49,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1771-1969 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cocorote municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Cocorote
 * Direction: Prolongación Avenida Bolívar, Cocorote