Honduras Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

Spanish Colonization (1524-1821)

Officially the Republic of Honduras, Honduras was organized as a province of New Spain in 1524. Honduras gained independence from Spain in 1821 and then joined with the First Mexican Empire. In 1823, Honduras became part of the United Provinces of Central America. The United Provinces of Central America was dissolved in 1841.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Central America, Colonial Census Records at Ancestry.com ($) - images	1813-1821	Censuses	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras, Select Marriages, 1800-1910 at Ancestry.com ($) - indexes	1800-1910	Marriages	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras, Select Baptisms, 1730-1930 at Ancestry.com ($) - indexes	1730-1930	Baptisms	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras Baptisms, 1730-1930 at FamilySearch - index	1730-1930	Baptisms	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras Marriages, 1800-1910 at FamilySearch - index	1800-1910	Marriages	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 at FamilySearch - index and images	1633-1978	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Hondurans
Central America, Colonial Records, 1607-1902 at FamilySearch - images	1607-1902	Censuses	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras, Marriages, 1800-1910 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1800-1910	Marriages	Spanish	Hondurans
Honduras, Baptisms, 1730-1930 at MyHeritag ($) - index	1730-1930	Baptisms	Spanish	Hondurans