Belén, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

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

History

 * The peaceful settlement of Spanish settlers within the town of Belén could not be realized until the end of the seventeenth century, as a result of the resistance warfare offered by indigenous biases.
 * On December 20, 1681, the town of Nuestra Señora de Belén was founded.
 * The department of Belén has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Registros parroquiales, 1836-1958 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : Belén (Departamento), Catamarca- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Belén (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Argentina, National Census, 1869 - in Ancestry
 * Argentina, National Census, 1895 - in Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Belén

Municipalities

 * Belén
 * Corral Quemado
 * Hualfín
 * Londres
 * Pozo de Piedra
 * Puerta de Corral Quemado
 * Puerta de San José
 * San Fernando
 * Villa Vil