Trinidad de Copán, Copán, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1822, it was established as a municipality when the department of Copan belonged to the intendancy of the confines of Gracias a Dios.
 * In the first political division, Copán was part of the Department of Thanks.
 * In 1906 the National Constituent Assembly reduced its extension with the separation of the municipalities that today make up the Department of Ocotepeque, with Copán losing approximately one third of its area.
 * In 1926 (January 19), Decree No. 20 adds the Municipality of Veracruz to the District of Trinidad.
 * The municipality of Trinidad de Copán has a population of approximately 5,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * Trinidad (Copán) Registros civiles, 1907-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica (Trinidad, Copán) Registros parroquiales, 1731-1934 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Trinidad de Copán may be located in findagrave.com