San Jorge, Rivas, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * In the decade from 1550 to 1560, the Franciscan missionary Fray Pedro de Betanzos arrived in the Rivas region and founded a convent on the outskirts that became the head of the "Franciscan province of San Jorge".
 * In the municipality of San Jorge there is a place called Cruz de España which witnessed a pact or agreement between the Spanish conqueror Gil González Dávila and Cacique Nicarao, Calli or Nicaragua, the result of the pact was the baptism of religion Catholic of more than 1000 brave indigenous warriors.
 * On June 15, 1852, the title of town was conferred on the town of San Jorge.
 * On January 30, 1931, Villa San Jorge was granted the title of city.
 * The Municipality of San Jorge has a population of approximately 9,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1882-2010 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1799-1954 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for San Jorge municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Jorge municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images