Sucre, Yaracuy, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the year 1531, Nicola de Federmann, overthrown in his attempt to found Valencia, recounted in his diary the fact that he had found three indigenous settlements in what was then called the Valley of the Ladies.
 * Its capital Guama was established in 1620 by Francisco de la Hoz Berrío with the name of San José de Guama.
 * In 1995, by decision of the Yaracuy State Legislative Assembly, the Sucre municipality met in two new municipalities: Trinidad and Arístides Bastidas.
 * The Municipality of Sucre has a population of approximately 19,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-2001 Guama (Yaracuy) Registros civiles, 1873-2001(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San José (Guama, Yaracuy) Registros parroquiales, 1735-1951 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Sucre municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal Nuevo de Sucre
 * Cementerio Viejo de Guama