Cacaopera, Morazán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Cacaopera was founded on January 15, 1543, it was a town of pre-Columbian origin, inhabited by Ulú Indians, ethnic groups descended from Kakawiras (Cacaopera (Indigenous group)) from Nicaragua.
 * In 1770 it belonged to the Osicala parish.
 * In 1786 to the Gotera Party.
 * In 1824 it was annexed to San Miguel.
 * Since 1875 it is part of Morazán.
 * The municipality of Cacaopera has a population of approximately 10,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * Cocaopera (Morazán) Registros civiles, 1892-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Cacaopera may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Delicias de Concepción
 * Direction: Cacaopera