Monte Carmelo, Trujillo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1656 it was known as the seat of encomenderos of the Spanish crown.
 * For the year 1678, after the trap of the French; These lands passed into the hands of the Jesuit fathers and the incipient town was called Cartuja de Buena Vista.
 * It was elevated to a civil parish in 1873.
 * In 1898 a new stage begins for Monte Carmelo. Immigration begins with the arrival of the first Italian colony from Elba Island,
 * Until 1987 Monte Carmelo was under political-territorial dependency of the Escuque District.
 * On October 15, 1987, the Legislative Assembly of Trujillo produces a report on the new geopolitical conformation of the state, giving it municipal autonomy and assigning the foreign municipality Buena Vista to it.
 * On January 30, 1995, Monte Carmelo was ratified as an autonomous municipality, designating Monte Carmelo, Buena Vista and Santa María del Horcón as parishes.
 * The Municipality of Monte Carmelo has a population of approximately 16,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana Buena Vista, Monte Carmelo, Trujillo, 1991-2001 - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.
 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana Santa María del Horcón, Monte Carmelo, Trujillo, 1996-2001 - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.
 * Registros civiles : de la parroquia urbana Monte Carmelo en Monte Carmelo, Trujillo, 1874-2001 - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.

Church Records

 * Venezuela, Trujillo, Monte Carmelo, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, registros parroquiales, 1886-2015 - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.
 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Monte Carmelo, Trujillo); Iglesia Católica. San Antonio Abad (Mendoza, Trujillo) Registros parroquiales, 1841-1931 - Haga clic en el enlace para ver la disponibilidad de los registros.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Monte Carmelo municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Monte Carmelo