Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador Genealogy

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

History

 * Once the independence of Spanish rule was sealed, on May 24, 1822, this land became the Department of the South and became part of Gran Colombia, founded by the liberator Simón Bolívar.
 * The Portoviejo Canton was created as a canton on June 25, 1824.
 * The Portoviejo Canton has a population of approximately 280,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no online records for the Portoviejo 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 General de Portoviejo
 * Cuerpo Cementerio Floron
 * Jardines de Manabi
 * Jardines de la Paz
 * Cementerio Generales De Manabi
 * Cementerio General Parroquia Riochico
 * Cementerio De Calderon

Urban Parishes

 * 12 de marzo
 * 18 de octubre
 * Andrés de Vera
 * Colón
 * Francisco Pacheco
 * Picoaza
 * Portoviejo
 * San Pablo
 * Simón Bolívar

Rural Parishes

 * Abdón Calderón (San Francisco de Asis)
 * Alhajuela (Bajo Grande)
 * Chirijos
 * Crucita
 * Pueblo Nuevo
 * Riochico
 * San Plácido