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Naguabo, Puerto Rico Church Indexes, 1798-1937
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Observation of Parish Books

Naguabo: It preserves part of a book of baptisms from 1798 to 1806. This series continues, from 1806 to 1812, with another incomplete book, whose second part contains marriage records from 1798 to 1806. By this date, they appear signed in the “Pueblo of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Glorious Martyr San Juan Nepomuceno.” There are fragments of another baptismal book (1813-1820) from whose date they continue in the “Parish Book where the records of those who are baptized in this Parochial Church are written, with pardo quality distinction, and it begins in 1820, when he was a bursar priest Fray Manuel de San Martín, who signs it.”

In the series of marriage records, there is a gap up to 1817. From 1826 it includes the book marked with the number 2, which is very damaged. At the end of it, there is a notebook of the second book of circulars and orders, from 1836 to Bishop Puig.

In the burial series, there are fragments of a book from 1810 to 1821 and another containing item from 1827 to 1847. On the other hand, the burial book labeled with the number 5 began in 1837. Unfortunately, these books’ bindings were redone, and some sheets were misplaced during this operation. As a result, several of these books are preserved in poor condition, apart from being mutilated.

From October 1818 to September 1820, the Franciscan Br. Vicente Nazario Garcia. He was followed as bursar by Fr. Manuel de San Martín, who appeared until February 1821. In 1824 Br. Ramón de Nuévalos, perhaps another emigrant from Venezuela.

Los archivos historicos de Puerto Rico. Apuntes de una visita (1960) Don Lino Gomez, O.F.M. 1964

Early History

Naguabo was founded near a ravine on the east coast and relocated in 1821 to its current location. However, church records go back to 1798. The Parrish was once called Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Glorioso Mártir San Juan Nepomuceno. In 1521, Daguao was burned down by the Caribs.

Towns in Naguabo, Naguabo, Puerto Rico Church Indexes, 1798-1937
In 1878, Naguabo had the following barrios: Pueblo, Maizales, Duque, Mariana, Quebrada Palma, Daguao, Santiago y Lima, Húcares, Río, Peña Pobre, and Río Blanco.

Naguabo Baptism Books

Whites, Pardos, and Enslaved
BookYearImageIndexNotes
11798-18061232Whites, Pardos
21806-18121424Pardos
31813-18201584Pardos
41820-18251605Pardos
51825-18361884Pardos
61825-18372539Pardos
71840-18473Pardos
81847-1870248Pardos from 1847 to 1870 and Enslaved from 1859 to 1870.
Whites
BookYearImageIndex
41821-18281744
51828-18342163
61834-18382346
71834-18472747
81847-1854624
Race Not Classified
  • Updated November 22, 2023. I found ten books on Baptisms that I did not include when indexing this town. Family Search filmed them separately, and I just happened to stumble across it. They are marked with an *.
  • In 1930. These books were restored and bound by Don Miguel Ortiz Guzman by payment from Rev. Casimiro Calrada (Books 1, 2, 6, 7,8, 14, and 15)
BookYearImageIndexNotes
11854-18614312
21862-1865341326The index only goes up to the letter O.
31865-1869659958
41869-18729711261
41869-187018822142An additional duplicate book from 1869 to 1870.
131872-187512731570Previously, Book 5.
141875-18771584N/APreviously, Book 6.
15*1877-1880LinkLinkPreviously, Book 7. No A in this index. Misplace film, new addition.
8*1880-1883*LinkIndexLink for 1882
9*1883-1885LinkIndex
10*1885-1887LinkIndex
11*1887-1891LinkIndex
12*1891-1893LinkIndex
13*1893-1895LinkIndex
14*1895-1897LinkIndex
15*1897-1898LinkIndex
16*1898-1901LinkIndex
171901-19043318
181904-1907362556
191907-1909570762
201909-19127791128
201909-1912358 This is a duplicate of the above: dark exposure.
251912-191611821156
19161539
231919-19211903
241921-192523162287
251925-192727112682
261927-1928325
271928-1930276248
281930-1932528492
291932-1934768737
301934-1361014983

Naguabo Marriage Books

BookYearImageIndexRace/Notes
11798-1816770Whites
21817-1826923Whites
31826-1842968Whites
41843-18762126
21822-1843LinkPardos
31843-1850LinkPardos
21876-188912871451
61890-190714711605
41901-192016281809
51920-193618571831

Burials

BookYearImageIndexNotes
21810-18213
31821-1827185
41827-1837373
51837-1839661
61839-1848798
71851-18671103
81867-18791178
91879-18841486
101884-188817911991
111888-189520212327
121895-189823582635
131898-19014131
141901-1920155255

Dead of Cholera (648)

YEARIMAGE
1855-1856276

Brief History of the Cholera Outbreak in Puerto Rico

Other islands of the Caribbean had seen the Cholera epidemic before the deadly disease reached Puerto Rico. However, awareness of the epidemic led to preventative measures in Puerto Rico, including quarantines and spraying mail with vinegar. Cholera arrived in 1855 and, by 1856, had killed 30,000 people on the island.

Puerto Rico suffered a cholera epidemic that reached Mayagüez and affected a large part of the population. Dr. Betances, along with four other doctors, dedicated himself to attending to some 24,000 residents. Along with Dr. José Francisco Basora, he alerted and pressured the municipal government to take preventive actions such as burning slave quarters, because of their unhygienic and contaminated conditions. He also contributed to the creation of a temporary camp for slaves and a supplementary cemetery. Betances established and managed a temporary hospital that later became the San Antonio Hospital, the permanent municipal hospital in Mayagüez.

Cancel Sepúlveda, Mario R. “Puerto Rico: su transformación en el tiempo”. Blog del autor.
Doctor Betances of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Dr. Betances of Mayagüez

Confirmation Books

BookYearImage
21829-18502416
11860-19292608

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