Machiques de Perijá, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in 1750 by Spanish colonies.
 * On November 18, 1841 it is elevated to a civil parish.
 * On July 27, 1872, the city of Machiques became the head of the municipality, at that time known as the Guzmán Blanco Department.
 * On June 26, 1989, the Machiques de Perijá Autonomous Municipality was created.
 * The Municipality of Machiques de Perijá has a population of approximately 203,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1875-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1881-1882 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1943-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1965-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1890-1954 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1938-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1945-1956 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1951-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1959-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1969-2011 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1980-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1988-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2002-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2007-2017 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2007-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2007-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Machiques de Perijá municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Machiques de Perijá
 * Cementerio de San José
 * Cementerio de Calle Larga
 * Cementerio de Las Piedras
 * Cementerio de Río Negro
 * Cementerio de Misión de Tokuko