Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of Fray Mamerto Esquiú ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Around 1600 the Spanish settlers settled and started the first towns. The initial territorial distribution was called Piedra Blanca and was much more extensive.
 * Later it was subdivided into three parts; one of them retained the name of Piedra Blanca and the other two formed the current departments of Ambato and Paclín.
 * In 1934 the name of Fray Mamerto Esquiú was imposed on Piedra Blanca.
 * The department of Fray Mamerto Esquiú has a population of approximately 12,000 people.

Parish Records

 * 1642-1912 Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1645-1930 Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1722-1911 Argentina, Marriages, 1722-1911 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1794-1939 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1869 Argentina National Census 1869 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1869 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio San Jose de Piedra Blanca

Municipalities

 * Fray Mamerto Esquiú