San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Its foundation dates from March 31, 1561 when the Spanish Captain Juan Maldonado accompanied by thirty-five men, took the Valley of Santiago and founded it with the name of San Cristóbal.
 * On August 6, 1921, the San Cristóbal district was created.
 * In 1930 the Cárdenas district was formed, after the separation of the San Cristóbal Municipality.
 * In 1940 a new separation forms the Capacho district and in 1941, the Junín district.
 * When the Venezuelan government created the figure of the municipalities in 1989, the San Cristóbal Municipality was created.
 * The Municipality of San Cristóbal has a population of approximately 364,000 people.

Civil Registration

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Church Records

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Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Cristóbal municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Dirección: QQG7+J7Q, San Cristóbal
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Cementerio de Ventanas
 * Dirección: MVCC+758, San Cristóbal
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–18:00
 * Jardín Metropolitano El Mirador
 * Dirección: QQR3+C2R, San Cristóbal
 * Cementerio Judío de San Cristóbal
 * Dirección: QQG6+GMJ, San Cristóbal