Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Tenosique family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * In 1537, Pedro de Alvarado sent his boatswain Francisco Gil to start a campaign to conquer the Mayan towns established on the banks of the Usumacinta. After several battles, Francisco Gil managed to found a town that he called San Pedro Tanoche in a place next to the Mayan population of Zagoastempan.
 * For 1665 from the parish of Usumacinta, (today a town in the municipality of Tenosique).
 * Around 1842, the territory of present-day Tenosique belonged to the Balancán party, in the district of Usumacinta.
 * On June 30, 1890, a part of the territory of the municipality of Balancán was segregated, and the municipality of Tenosique was created.
 * The municipality of Tenosique has a population of approximately 62,300 people.

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Estapilla
 * Address Estampilla, San Juan, Tenosique de Pino Suárez


 * Panteon Municipal
 * Address Calle 20 #0, San Román, Tenosique de Pino Suárez, Tenosique


 * Panteon Municipal Nuevo
 * Address Calle 48 #0, Colonia Cocoyol, Tenosique de Pino Suárez, Tenosique


 * Cementerio Usumacinta
 * Address Usumacinta, Tenosique de Pino Suárez, Tenosique


 * Find a Grave