Rojas, Barinas, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Libertad was founded between 1820 and 1825 with people from the place called Bijao Negro.
 * On April 1, 1851 Libertad was established as a canton of the province of Barinas.
 * In 1900 it was designated the capital of the newly created Zamora State, which comprised the current Barinas and Apure States until 1901.
 * The municipality of Rojas has a population of approximately 45,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Rojas municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1804-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1804-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1851-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rojas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Santa Rosa
 * Cementerio de Libertad