Antônio Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
At the beginning of the Portuguese invasions of America, this territory was part of the allotment of Cachoeira. Around 1690, the humble straw chapel was installed in the region with the invocation of Saint Stephen, between the left bank of the middle Paraguaçu and the Jacuípe river to the east, with the farm of the Jesuit priest, José de Aragão e Araújo, of the same name. , coming from the convents of Nossa Senhora do Rosário in Porto da Cachoeira to catechize the natives (Indians), slaves, invaders, and the descendants who had already lived dispersed in the region since that time. Another Portuguese priest from the Society of Jesus, named José da Costa Almeida, settled on the farm under the name of Santo Estêvão, which today has the name of Santo Estêvão Velho. The chapel of Santo Estêvão was not elevated to the status of a parish in its original place.

After 49 years of the image present in the place, Father José da Costa Almeida decided to abandon the farm and remove the saint, in 1739, because of the drought, which forced him to go out in search of food and water for his flock, coming to set up a few kilometers away from the first chapel, in the vicinity of the Salgado stream.

He built a second chapel where he celebrated the holy sacrifice of the mass and named it Saint Stephen, bringing with him the image of his devotion, the Patron Saint. But the next day he didn't find the image in place, it was already in the place of origin. The priest had no intention of dividing the devotees enticed to Saint Stephen in the region, but he had done so in practice. Provoking a dispute over the possession of the image of the saint between the communities of the 1st and 2nd Chapel.

District created with the name of Resgate de Umburanas, on April 10, 1843, subordinated to the municipality of São Gonçalo dos Campos.

On July 8, 1931, the municipality of São Gonçalo dos Campos took the name of simply São Gonçalo.

On November 30, 1938, the district of Resgates de Umburanas was renamed Uberlândia.

On June 1, 1944, the district of Uberlândia took the name of Tinguatiba and the municipality of São Gonçalo returned to the name of São Gonçalo dos Campos.

Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Antônio Cardoso, on April 18, 1962, dismembered from São Gonçalo dos Campos. Headquarters in the current district of Antônio Cardoso (formerly Tinguatiba).

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil de Antônio Cardoso Praç. da Matriz nº326 Centro Antônio Cardoso Antônio Cardoso 44180-000 Bahia Telephone:(75)32451130 E-mail: arprodrigues@tjba.jus.br

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Resgate das Umburanas Praça Matriz, s/n Centro 44180-000 Telephone: (75) 3230-2118

Localities
Distritos: Poço e Santo Estevão Velho