San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Its foundation dates from March 31, 1561 when the Spanish Captain Juan Maldonado accompanied by thirty-five men, took the Valley of Santiago and founded it with the name of San Cristóbal.
 * On August 6, 1921, the San Cristóbal district was created.
 * In 1930 the Cárdenas district was formed, after the separation of the San Cristóbal Municipality.
 * In 1940 a new separation forms the Capacho district and in 1941, the Junín district.
 * When the Venezuelan government created the figure of the municipalities in 1989, the San Cristóbal Municipality was created.
 * The Municipality of San Cristóbal has a population of approximately 364,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1997 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1874-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1884-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1940-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1953-1997 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1556-1894 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1601-1960 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1854-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1868-1936 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Cristóbal municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Direction: QQG7+J7Q, San Cristóbal
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Cementerio de Ventanas
 * Direction: MVCC+758, San Cristóbal
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Jardín Metropolitano El Mirador
 * Direction: QQR3+C2R, San Cristóbal
 * Cementerio Judío de San Cristóbal
 * Direction: QQG6+GMJ, San Cristóbal