Santa Rita, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The current municipality of Santa Rita was populated by Arawak Amerindians.
 * The capital city was founded by Governor Joaquín Primo de Rivera in 1790.
 * Santiago Hernández Milanes elevated Santa Rita to an ecclesiastical parish in 1806.
 * In 1884 it was created in Bolívar District.
 * The Municipal Council of the Bolívar District is constituted, made up of Santa Rita, Cabimas and Lagunillas, designating the City of Santa Rita as the capital.
 * On June 26, 1989, the Autonomous Municipality of Santa Rita was created with the city of the same name as its capital.
 * The Municipality of Santa Rita has a population of approximately 70,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1989 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1876-1973 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1802-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1906-1967 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Santa Rita municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Rita
 * Direction: GFQP+6HV, Santa Rita