Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * The Spanish in the 16th century entered the Central Valley from Guanacaste, taking control of the Huetar Kingdom of the West.
 * The natives who survived the epidemics and the conquest were transferred to "indian towns", where they were entrusted and exploited by the Spanish.
 * In 1574 they established the Pueblo de Indios de Santa Catalina, today called San Mateo (canton).
 * In 1569 they created the Pueblo de Indios de Barva.
 * However, the clans to the north of the Central volcanic mountain range (Costa Rica) resisted for four more centuries, remaining free, in what the Spaniards until 1821 called the Plains of the Inland of the Brave Indians.
 * The first time the name "Alajuela" was officially used was in 1657.
 * The Canton of Alajuela has a population of approximately 298,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Death Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 2011-2015 Costa Rica, Marriage and Related Records Index, 2011-2015 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Church Records

 * 1519-1965 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1790-1965 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1876-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1897-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1970-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1977-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1999-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2008-2018 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Notary Records

 * 1840-1888 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Alajuela Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Las Rosas de Alajuela
 * Dirección: 2Q63+R4Q, Alajuela
 * Cementerio General
 * Dirección: 2Q8J+R23, Alajuela
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–12:00, 13:00–16:00
 * Cementerio San Antonio del Tejar
 * Dirección: Autopista Bernardo Soto, Alajuela
 * Cementerio de Tambor
 * Dirección: 2QJ2+P24, Alajuela
 * Cementerio de San Isidro de Alajuela
 * Dirección: San Isidro, Alajuela
 * Cementerio Desamparados, Alajuela
 * Dirección: 2R96+J56, San José, Desamparados, Alajuela
 * Cementerio Los Jardines
 * Dirección: 2R25+G62, Alajuela
 * Horas: Lunes a Viernes de 08:00 a 05:00
 * Sábado	de 08:00–12:00
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Dirección: XQHP+JMJ, San Rafael, Alajuela
 * Cimitero di Sabanilla
 * Dirección: Calle Cerro, Alajuela