Zea, Mérida, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The origins of the municipality go back to 1811 when it is established that the territory that the municipality occupies today was transferred from the Canton of La Grita (in the current state of Táchira) to the newly created Canton of Bailadores.
 * On November 29, 1850, the Francisco Antonio Zea Parish was created.
 * In 1909 it is elevated to the category of Foreign Municipality within the former Tovar District, today Tovar Municipality.
 * It remained under the jurisdiction of the Tovar District until 1992 when the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mérida declared it autonomous, calling it the Zea Municipality.
 * The municipality of Zea has a population of approximately 9,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Zea municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1865-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1909-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Zea municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Zea