Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The original city was founded with the name of Altamira de Cáceres on June 30, 1577.
 * In 1628 the neighbors moved the city to the Mesa de Moromoy.
 * In 1759 its inhabitants moved it to the site it occupies today.
 * The city of Barinas was founded on July 11, 1759 through a decree issued by the Viceroy of the Royal Court of Santa Fe de Bogotá.
 * In 1786 the province of Barinas was created in the territories of the current states of Barinas and Apure, which would later be called Zamora State.
 * Created in 1938 and governed by the Municipal Council dependent in turn on the State Legislative Council and the Government, until 1989.
 * The municipality of Barinas has a population of approximately 355,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Barinas municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1770-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1795-1876 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1796-1923 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1796-1978 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1850-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1858-1890 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1866-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1883 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1891-1896 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1891-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1903-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1950-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1955-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1967-1994 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1968-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1979-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1989-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1993-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1996-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2002-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2002-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2011-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2012-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Barinas municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Barinas
 * Address: Avenida San Silvestre, Campo Móvil, Barinas
 * Cementerio Viejo Barinas
 * Address: Avenida 7, Marques del Pumar, Barinas
 * Cementerio Parque Jardín Nuestra Señora del Rosario de El Real
 * Address: 5201, Barinas
 * Cementerio El Carmen