Trujillo, Colón, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * Christopher Columbus landed in Trujillo on August 14, 1502, during his fourth and last trip to Central America. Columbus called this place Punta de Caxinas.
 * The "town" of Trujillo was founded on May 18, 1525.
 * It is given the category as a city in the year 1532.
 * In the administrative political division of 1889 it appears as the Trujillo District with the municipalities of Trujillo and Santa Fé.
 * On November 12, 1940, the District of the Department of Trujillo was created; thus returning autonomy as a municipality.
 * The municipality of Trujillo has a population of approximately 67,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1782-1807 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1906-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1825-1948 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Trujillo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Viejo
 * Direction: W28W+W77, Trujillo
 * Cementerio Municipal Trujillo
 * Direction: W27V+W2P, Trujillo
 * Cementerio Rio Arriba Trujillo Colón
 * Direction: Rio Arriba Trujillo