Cárdenas, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Táriba called the Pearl of Torbes is the first-born city of Táchira, discovered in 1547.
 * In 1881, the Constituent Assembly of the Great State of Los Andes, meeting in Timotes, honored the District with the name of Cárdenas.
 * The Municipality of Cárdenas has a population of approximately 123,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Cárdenas (Táchira) Registros civiles, 1905-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * La Florida (Táchira) Registros civiles, 1964-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Táriba (Táchira) Registros civiles, 1873-1950 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Purísima Concepción (La Florida, Táchira) Registros parroquiales, 1908-1944 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Consolación (Táriba, Táchira) Registros parroquiales, 1787-1932 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Cárdenas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Táriba
 * Dirección: Carrera 7, Tariba, Cárdenas
 * Cementerio Municipal de Palmira