Guasimos, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On June 14, 1627, Mr. Fernando Saavedra gathered a fairly large retinue and went in search of the place to settle. When he arrives at a place called "Sabaneta de los Guasimos", he noticed that this site had the advantages and comforts for the uprising of the required town; decreeing the foundation on June 15, 1627.
 * Since 1870, the current municipality of Guasimos depended on the Cárdenas District.
 * On December 17, 1989, the Mayor's Office of the Guasimos Municipality was founded in the city of Palmira and by February 9, 1990, the Guasimos Autonomous Municipality was officially created, with its capital of Palmira.
 * The Municipality of Guásimos has a population of approximately 47,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * DATE (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATE (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * DATE (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Guasimos municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Guásimos
 * Cementerio Municipal de Palmira