Junín, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The first inhabitants of Rubio were the aboriginal Kaneas, Carapos, . who inhabited these lands until the arrival of the colonizers.
 * On December 9, 1794, the lands of the Canea Valley were acquired by the San Antonio native Gervasio Rubio Vargas, who was the founder of Rubio.
 * In 1912 the Constitution of the Venezuelan Republic changes and the Province of Junín is created. Rubio declares himself Capital of the Municipal Province.
 * In 1942 the constitution of the Venezuelan Republic changes and the district of Junín is created.
 * In 1962 the territory of Rafael Urdaneta was founded within the Junín District.
 * Between 1981, 1989 and 1990 the "Junín Municipality" was created.
 * The Municipality of Junín has a population of approximately 127,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1990-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Junín municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rubio
 * Direction: Avenida 11, Barrio La Palmita, Rubio, Junín