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General Information

Táchira is in the south west end of the country. It limits the north with the Zulia state, to the south with the Apure state  and the Republic of Colombia, to the east with the states Mérida and Barinas and to the west with with the Republic of Colombia. 

The present Táchira state was considered place of passage between Colombian Andean soil and the Mérida state. It is as well as on 1561 the city of San Cristóbal, located in the northeastern sector of the depression of the Táchira is based, with access to three channels: Pamplona, Mérida and the lake of Maracaibo. Politically the organization settles down as the province of  Táchira in 1856. Later in 1863 figure like Táchira state, soon in 1867 it is annexed to the Zulia state. In 1881 it happens to comprise of the Great State of the Andess, until the Restoration Revolution in 1899 gives back its category of state.

Translated with a little help from  BABEL FISH


Associations & Societies

 


Registry Offices

Gobernación (Website Oficial)

Casa de Gobierno, Carrera 10, San Cristóbal
Teléfono: +58-76-43.3633 / 3983
FAX: +58-76-44.9773

Registro Principal del Estado

Carrera 22 entre Calles 14 y 15, Qta. Carmen, San Cristóbal
Teléfono: +58-76-55.8758

 

Local Civil Registry Offices

Jefaturas Civiles


Prefecturas

San Cristóbal, Carrera 19 entre Calle 5 y 6, San Cristóbal, +58-76-55.5638

Concordia, Calle 5, Plaza Venezuela, San Cristóbal, +58-76-46.5547

Pedro María Morantes, Carrera 14 entre Calles 11 y 12, San Cristóbal, +58-76-43.0763

San Sebastián, Carrera 8 entre Calles 4 y 5, +58-76-43.2360

San Juan Bautista, Calle 12 entre Carreras 2 y 3, San Cristóbal, +58-76-43.0764

Francisco Romero Lobo, Pueblo de Maconilla, +58-76-46.0786

 

Church Parish Archives

 


Genealogical & Historical Records

Centro de Historia Familiar (Ver Registros Microfilmados)

La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
Av. Juan de Maldonado frente Grupo escolar "Pablo Emilio Gamboa"
Urb. Pirineos, San Cristóbal, Táchira

 


Maps y Gazetteers

Read the name of the municipalities and counties in this state by clicking HERE.

 


Bibliography & Literature

 

 

 


Archives & Libraries

National Archives and Libraries

Archivo General de la Nación

Avenida Urdaneta, Esquinas Santa Capilla y Carmelitas No-15
Telfs: +58-212-862.99.07
Fax: +58-212-861.60.64
Caracas - Venezuela
Apartado Postal 1010 -A
E-mail: archiven@reacciun.ve

Biblioteca Nacional

Final Av. Panteón Foro Libertador, Edificio Sede
Parroquia Altagracia,
Caracas 1010 - Venezuela
Teléfono: +58-212-505.91.25
Fax: +58-212-505.91.24

State and Provincial Archives

 

Public and University Libraries

 


Other States & Places

 

 


Miscellaneous

Cemeteries

Cementerio Municipal San Cristóbal
Calle 16 , entre Carrera 2 y 3, La Ermita, San Cristóbal
(no tiene teléfono)

Jardín Metropolitano, Calle El Mirador Parte Alta, Carretera Principal, San Cristóbal
(no tienen teléfono)

Funeral Homes

  • Funeraria San Juan San Antonio 076-712163

  • El Carmen San Cristóbal 076-460133

  • Velatorios Paolini San Cristóbal 076-435546 - 0931

  • San Sebastián San Cristóbal 076-471698 - 0728

  • Santa Barbara Rubio 076-621532  

 

Obituaries

 


Biographies of People Born in this State

Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, Cipriano Castro, Juan Vicente Gómez, Eleazar López Contreras, Isaías Medina Angarita

 


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