Turrubares, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The first recorded occupations of this territory were by indigenous people from the former Huetar Kingdom of the West.
 * In 1840, San José was divided into a total of 26 barracks, including the Escazú and Pacaca barracks.
 * In the Political Constitution of November 30, 1848, a new political and administrative division was established. Among the parish districts of the canton of Escazú and Pacaca, was the very small town of San Pablo de Puriscal (today Turrubares).
 * The region was first populated, around the year 1850, by inhabitants of Tabarcia de Mora, the canton of Santa Ana, the canton of Escazú, the canton of Atenas, the canton of Heredia and San Antonio de Belén.
 * On August 7, 1868, the canton of Puriscal was created, coming from the canton of Escazú and Pacaca. During this time, San Pablo (Today Turrubares) belonged to the canton of Puriscal.
 * On July 30, 1920, the title of town was granted to the population of San Pablo. Under the same decree, Turrubares was created as a canton of the province of San José.
 * The Canton of Turrubares has a population of approximately 5,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Pablo de Turrubares (San Pablo, San José) 	Registros parroquiales, 1852-1986 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Isidro de Puriscal (Santiago, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1920-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Turrubares Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio San Luis Turrubares
 * Dirección: San Luis, Turrubares
 * Cementerio de San Pedro de Turrubares