Guajira, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers in the area are the aborigines of the Wayú ethnic group, who maintained a tenacious resistance to the Spanish colonization attempts, the aridity and isolation of the territory helped them remain free and authentic until today.
 * In 1500 Alonso de Ojeda founded the Government of Coquivacoa for a short time.
 * In 1739 La Guajira passed into the hands of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
 * In 1777 the Province of Maracaibo became part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela.
 * In 1792 La Guajira became part of the Province of Maracaibo.
 * In 1864 the Guajira Federal Territory was created.
 * In 1876 the Páez parish was created as a division of the Maracaibo Canton.
 * In 1893, the federal territory of Guajira was reintegrated into the Sovereign State of Zulia.
 * In 1904 the Páez District was created.
 * In 1989 the Páez Municipality was created.
 * In 2010 the name change to Guajira Municipality is approved in a referendum.
 * The Municipality of Guajira has a population of approximately 81,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1878-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-2000 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1990-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1776-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Guajira municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Guajira
 * Cementerio de El Pájaro
 * Cementerio Municipal de Paraguaipoa