Simón Bolívar, Anzoátegui, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The city of Barcelona was established on February 12, 1638 as Nueva Barcelona del Cerro Santo.
 * Barcelona was one of the provinces under the authority of the government of Nueva Andalucía, it was also called the province of Nueva Barcelona.
 * Due to the events of April 19, 1810, a board met in the city of Barcelona that proclaimed the independence of the province on April 27, which until then constituted the Barcelona district of the province of Cumaná.
 * On January 2, 1821, it depended on the province of Guayana and, together with those of Cumaná and Margarita, became part of the Orinoco department.
 * Again it won autonomous on January 13, 1830.
 * It was founded as a municipality in 1998.
 * The Municipality of Simón Bolívar has a population of approximately 560,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Iglesia Católica. San Cristóbal (Barcelona, Anzoátegui) 	Registros civiles, 1805-1956 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * DATES Iglesia Católica. San Cristóbal (Barcelona, Anzoátegui) 	Registros parroquiales, 1737-1949(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATES Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Barcelona, Anzoátegui) Registros parroquiales, 1896-1931(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATES Iglesia Católica. San Isidro (Barceloneta, Anzoátegui) Registros parroquiales, 1771-1886(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATES Iglesia Católica. San Miguel (Bergantín, Anzoátegui) Registros parroquiales, 1838-1926(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATES Iglesia Católica. Jesus, María y José (Caigua, Anzoátegui) Registros parroquiales, 1729-1948(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * DATES Iglesia Católica. San José (Curataquiche, Anzoátegui) Registros parroquiales, 1824-1939(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Simón Bolívar municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio municipal de Barcelona
 * Dirección: Avenida P M Freites, Barcelona, Simón Bolívar
 * Cementerio Campo Alegre
 * Dirección: Calle Páez, Campo Alegre, Simón Bolívar