Santiago Mariño, Aragua, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * By 1650 the political-administrative figure that existed in the era of the Parish of La Candelaria, under the jurisdiction of Valencia.
 * Turmero becomes part of the Department of Los Valles de Aragua, with the Hierarchy of Canton.
 * As of 1848 Aragua becomes a province, separating from Caracas. The canton of Turmero is made up at that time of the Parishes of Turmero and San Mateo.
 * As of 1891, the Mariño District, whose head is Turmero, is divided into the Municipalities of Cagua, Santa Cruz, Turmero; thus the old Canton of Turmero disappears.
 * The Mariño district, made up of the towns of Palo Negro and Turmero, remained as such until October 23, 1986, when the Political-Territorial Division Law of the Aragua State was repealed.
 * Turmero becomes the capital of the Mariño municipality, Palo Negro becomes the Libertador municipality.
 * On December 9, 1987, the municipality of Santiago Mariño was definitively consolidated, its capital being the city of Turmero.
 * The Municipality of Santiago Mariño has a population of approximately 211,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Santiago Mariño municipality.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Turmero, Aragua) Registros parroquiales, 1673-1952 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Aragua, Santiago Mariño, Turmero, Parroquia Nuestra Señor de la Candelaria, registros parroquiales, 1928-2015 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Santiago Mariño municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio del Municipio Santiago Mariño
 * Dirección: 6G8G+X4R, Turmero