Catatumbo, Zulia, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In the fifteenth century, after Ambrosio Alfinger occupied Maracaibo, an expedition was undertaken to the south through Perijá but in Ocaña he died when confronting the indigenous people.
 * The Tarra area, Barí indigenous territory, was a producer of wood in colonial times.
 * By 1856 the territory of Zulia was divided into cantons and parishes; the territory that includes the Catatumbo Municipality was framed within the Perijá canton and the Zulia canton.
 * In 1896, the Great Táchira Railway was built, which went from the Táchira station (today San Félix) to Encontrados.
 * By 1984 the Municipal Council of the Catatumbo district was formed.
 * In 1989 it was renamed Catatumbo Municipality.
 * The Municipality of Catatumbo has a population of approximately 106,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1999 Registros civiles : Encontrados, Catatumbo, Zulia, 1877-1999(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1981-2002 Registros civiles : Udón Pérez, Catatumbo, Zulia, 1981-2002(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Encontrados, Zulia) Registros parroquiales, 1892-1948 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Venezuela, Zulia, Catatumbo, Encontrados, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, registros parroquiales, 1932-2017 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Catatumbo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Encontrados
 * Dirección: Calle Piar, Encondrados