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

 * 1881-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1931-2002 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1945-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1974-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1756-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1839-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1901-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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