Bulnes, Ñuble, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The town began in 1788 with the name of Villa Santa Cruz del Larqui.
 * On October 3, 1839, it began to be called Villa de Santa Cruz de Bulnes.
 * On October 21, 1884, the city was named as the capital of the Department of Bulnes.
 * On January 24, 1939, a violent earthquake destroyed much of the city and occurred again on February 27, 2010, seriously affecting the city.
 * The population is about 20,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1792-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Bulnes Address: Camino Los Cares Telephone: (56-42) 263 1541

Localities

 * Santa Clara
 * Tres Esquinas