Princesa Isabel, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Brazilian Municipality of the State of Paraíba, being at an altitude of 683 meters. Its estimated population in 2010 is 21,238 inhabitants. It has an area of ​​368 km. And it was marked by important historical events, among them the revolution of 1930. Princess Isabel around 1930, declared herself free territory and fought against the state government for 5 months. This revolt was led by the most influential colonel in the region, José Pereira Lima, who rebelled against the modernizing economic measures and political practices adopted by the then president (at the time, for governor) of Paraíba, João Pessoa. The last straw for the colonel's break with João Pessoa was the decision of the state president to leave out, in the composition of a ticket for federal deputy, the former governor João Suassuna, father of the writer Ariano Suassuna, and a great friend of Jose Pereira. The Colonel went beyond political disruption. It gathered 150 jagunços and the weapons available in the city - passed on by the federal government to the colonels of the region to fight the cangaceiros of Lampião and the ready column, expelled the soldiers of the state government who were heading to the Princess and together with the mayor and the president of the Chamber Municipal, declared the administrative independence of the city, which then had its own flag, anthem, laws, newspaper and army. João Pessoa used all weapons to try to contain the rebels. He threatened to bomb the city and mobilized men under the command of José Américo de Almeida. Accustomed to the geography of the region, the rebels won successive battles. The revolt took on great proportions, involving the State of Pernambuco and the federal government in addition to Paraíba. The assassination of João Pessoa on July 26, 1930 by João Dantas, motivated by political and personal reasons, put an end to the Princess Revolt. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Princess, on November 26, 1875. On February 5, 1879, the village is extinct, and its territory is annexed to the municipality of Piancó. Elevated again to the category of village with the name of Princess, on December 3, 1880, separated from Piancó.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil e Pessoas Naturais Praça José Nominando Diniz, s/n Princesa Isabel PB 58755-000 Telephone: (83) 3457-2250 E-mail: cartoriopri@hotmail.com

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO BOM CONSELHO (1880) Princesa Isabel PB 58755000 Telephone: 83 99916-4543 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pnsbcpi

Localities
Districts: Belém, São José, Ibiapina (Maníra, Alagoa Nova), Imoroti (Água Branca), Tavares