José Laurencio Silva, Falcón, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the 17th century, the Dutch installed in Tucacas (place of smugglers and pirates), commercial houses and anchored boats.
 * The king of Spain ordered to remove them. They destroyed their houses, businesses and boats.
 * In 1634, a powerful Dutch fleet invaded them.
 * 1693, Spanish Jews inhabit them, but droughts and epidemics move them to Cayo Sombrero.
 * On July 6, 1989, by decision of the Legislative Assembly of Falcón state, autonomy was granted to the José Laurencio Silva municipality.
 * The Municipality of José Laurencio Silva has a population of approximately 37,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Boca de Aroa, 1945-1998 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Tucacas, 1931-2002 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Silva, Tucacas, registro civil, 1881-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Palmasola, 1974-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles : Parroquia Chichirivichi, 1931-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San Miguel de Jacura (Mirimire, Falcón); Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Tucacas, Falcón); Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Píritu, Falcón) Registros parroquiales, 1839-1945 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Tucacas, Falcón) Registros parroquiales, 1756-1940 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Falcón, Silva, Tucacas, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, registros parroquiales, 1901-2015 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the José Laurencio Silva municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Tucacas