Atacames, Esmeraldas, Ecuador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1543, Captain Juan de Olmos, arrived with an expedition of 100 soldiers and founded Atacames on the indigenous town that the Spanish found in 1526.
 * On January 21, 1832, it was created as a parish with the name of "Santa Rosa de Atacames".
 * Cantonization date is November 21, 1991.
 * The Atacames Canton has a population of approximately 42,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no online records for the Atacames Canton.

Church Records

 * 1565-2011 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries

 * 1862-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Atacames

Urban Parishes

 * Atacames

Rural Parishes

 * La Unión
 * Súa
 * Tonchigüe
 * Tonsupa
 * Same