Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of Fray Mamerto Esquiú ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Around 1600 the Spanish settlers settled and started the first towns. The initial territorial distribution was called Piedra Blanca and was much more extensive.
 * Later it was subdivided into three parts; one of them retained the name of Piedra Blanca and the other two formed the current departments of Ambato and Paclín.
 * In 1934 the name of Fray Mamerto Esquiú was imposed on Piedra Blanca.
 * The department of Fray Mamerto Esquiú has a population of approximately 12,000 people.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1794-1939 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Censos

 * Primer Censo Nacional, 1869 : Piedra Blanca, actualmente Fray Mamerto Esquiú (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 2º Censo Nacional, 1895 : Fray Mamerto Esquiú (Departamento), Catamarca - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio San Jose de Piedra Blanca

Municipalities

 * Fray Mamerto Esquiú