Ortiz, Guárico, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * At the end of the 17th century, the population of Ortiz was founded, remaining as the Civil Parish of San Sebastián de los Reyes, by then the area belonged to the Aragua State, but after a treaty with the Guárico State, an exchange of territories was made, resulting in this area under guariqueño jurisdiction.
 * Ortiz specified its autonomy in 1848 when the Canton of Ortiz was established as one of the four cantons of Guárico.
 * Later this would become the capital of the Guárico State in 1874 until 1881 as a consequence of the instability of the regional governments of that time.
 * Already in 1970 Ortiz was subsumed within the Roscio District, current Juan Germán Roscio Municipality.
 * Recovered its autonomy on February 4, 1989 by provision of a new territorial political law.
 * The Municipality of Ortiz has a population of approximately x people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ortiz municipality.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Santa Rosa de Lima (Ortiz, Guárico) Registros parroquiales, 1780-1980 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Guárico, Ortiz, Ortiz, Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima, registros parroquiales, 1954-2016 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San José de Tiznados (San José de Tiznados, Guárico) Registros parroquiales, 1831-1952 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Guárico, Ortiz, San José de Tiznados, Parroquia San Francisco, registros parroquiales, 1933-1980 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ortiz municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Colonial o el de Los Españoles
 * Cementerio de Ortiz