Ocumare de la Costa de Oro, Aragua, Venezuela Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Ocumare de la Costa de Oro ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The original inhabitants of Ocumare de la Costa were indigenous commanded by Cacique Barriga.
 * Ocumare de la Costa was colonized in the mid-17th century as an encomienda belonging to Captain Lorenzo Martínez Madrid.
 * In 1731 it was given definitive conformation as a town.
 * On July 6, 1816, Simón Bolívar landed in Ocumare de la Costa from Haiti and temporarily established his headquarters on the coast.
 * The municipality of Ocumare on the Gold Coast has a population of approximately 13,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ocumare de la Costa de Oro municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1737-1987 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1886-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ocumare de la Costa de Oro municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ocumare de la Costa
 * Direction: Calle Páez, Ocumare de la Costa