Villa Pesqueira, Centro Costa, Sonora, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Villa Pesqueira family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * It was founded in 1629 by Mart&#237;n de Azpilcueta as San Jos&#233; from M&#225;tapa.
 * The State Congress ordered&#243; the change to its current name, at the request of the inhabitants, on February 11, 1867.
 * The municipality was created on December 11, 1930, with the territorial division of the adjacent municipality of Ures.
 * The municipality of Villa Pesqueira has a population of approximately 1,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1884-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Pante&#243;n Municipal de Matape Villa Pesqueira:*Address: Calle Ninguno #0, Matape, Villa Pesqueira