Mesetas Genealogical Records

Mesetas Birth & Baptism Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Colombia Baptism Index (1630-1950)

An index of over 520,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Mesetas Marriage & Divorce Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Colombia Catholic Marriage Index (1750-1960)

An index to and image of around 90,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Mesetas Death & Burial Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Colombia Death Index (1770-1930)

An index of around 30,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Newspapers Covering Mesetas

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Mesetas Military Records

Colombia Military Records (1809-1958)

An index to and images of hundreds-of-thousands of records, including veteran benefit files, service records, registers of military promotions and military correspondence from the Army, Navy and National Guard.

Mesetas Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Mesetas Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mesetas Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Mesetas

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Mesetas Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Mesetas Church Records

Colombia Catholic Church Records (1600-2012)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50 million baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations and deaths.

Mesetas Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Mesetas

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Meta Department
1Rodriguez3391:331.38%1
2Garcia1801:611.26%4
2Sanchez1801:611.38%7
4Martinez1741:631.26%5
5Gonzalez1621:681.10%3
6Ramirez1591:691.38%10
7Hernandez1471:750.93%2
8Torres1351:821.44%14
9Perez1261:881.45%15
10Lopez1201:921.00%8
11Rojas1171:940.88%6
12Moreno1111:991.04%13
13Gutierrez1081:1020.94%11
14Castillo1051:1052.61%43
15Diaz1021:1080.86%9
15Mahecha1021:1085.35%116
17Alvarez991:1112.19%34
18Castro901:1221.07%18
18Gomez901:1220.84%12
20Marin841:1312.22%46
21Vega811:1363.27%77
22Castañeda781:1411.81%38
22Castellanos781:1415.11%144
22Vargas781:1410.91%17
25Medina751:1471.90%44
25Peña751:1471.30%26
27Londoño721:1532.82%68
27Olaya721:1534.96%151
27Osorio721:1532.97%80
30Beltran691:1601.13%23
30Bustos691:1604.31%140
30Herrera691:1600.85%19
30Mendoza691:1602.72%71
34Garzon661:1670.97%21
34Triana661:1674.41%147
36Buitrago631:1752.10%58
37Giraldo601:1842.30%65
37Suarez601:1841.37%36
37Valencia601:1841.79%53
37Vanegas601:1842.36%69
41Anzola541:20416.07%461
41Avila541:2041.82%61
41Muñoz541:2040.96%29
44Cardenas511:2160.99%31
44Casas511:2167.43%285
44Jimenez511:2160.89%25
44Mora511:2161.14%35
44Ortiz511:2160.63%20
44Reyes511:2161.20%41
44Zapata511:2162.60%108
51Cuellar481:2303.24%148
51Guzman481:2301.18%42
51Morales481:2300.84%27
51Nieto481:2302.75%128
51Parra481:2300.92%30
51Ruiz481:2300.78%22
57Bernal451:2451.21%47
57Camacho451:2452.00%90
57Cifuentes451:2452.33%112
57Murillo451:2452.09%98
57Quintero451:2451.28%51
57Ramos451:2451.05%40
63Acosta421:2620.97%37
63Cardona421:2621.71%78
63Carrillo421:2621.85%88
63Correa421:2622.50%132
63Florez421:2621.69%76
63Galindo421:2622.47%131
63Grajales421:2627.38%331
63Lancheros421:26216.47%534
63Ospina421:2621.54%64
72Agudelo391:2831.13%52
72Arenas391:2833.23%177
72Escarraga391:28314.08%509
72Pulido391:2832.03%115
72Romero391:2830.45%16
72Sierra391:2831.99%109
72Soto391:2833.17%174
72Tellez391:2833.80%199
80Bermudez361:3061.44%73
80Bonilla361:3061.73%101
80Leon361:3060.78%33
80Patiño361:3062.18%135
80Rios361:3061.27%62
80Zambrano361:3063.84%224
86Angel331:3344.10%257
86Cruz331:3340.56%24
86Guerrero331:3341.11%60
86Montoya331:3341.86%125
86Rincon331:3340.64%32
86Salgado331:3342.98%191
86Toro331:3343.77%237
86Velasquez331:3340.58%28
94Ardila301:3681.30%85
94Arevalo301:3682.05%150
94Calderon301:3680.83%50
94Linares301:3681.84%139
94Obando301:3685.42%336
94Paez301:3681.77%130
94Pardo301:3681.01%59
94Real301:36811.15%517
94Restrepo301:3681.52%107
94Roa301:3681.48%102
94Saavedra301:3682.43%172
94Taborda301:3689.87%486
106Contreras271:4081.35%104
106Franco271:4081.16%84
106Gallego271:4082.67%201
106Pineda271:4081.29%100
106Rivera271:4080.70%45
106Rubio271:4081.70%141
106Sanabria271:4081.25%96
106Urrea271:4081.99%159
106Zamudio271:40810.71%540
115Barragan241:4592.49%215
115Becerra241:4592.71%234
115Bello241:4594.12%325
115Bohorquez241:4591.28%117
115Daza241:4590.96%74
115Fajardo241:4591.75%158
115Henao241:4591.71%155
115Lozada241:4593.71%296
115Mendez241:4590.71%54
115Olivares241:45914.37%658
115Orozco241:4592.54%223
115Pachon241:4594.26%334
115Perdomo241:4591.21%106
115Pinzon241:4590.95%70
115Poveda241:4591.88%167
115Sotelo241:4599.13%523
115Trujillo241:4590.95%72
115Vasquez241:4591.12%96
133Abril211:5254.11%357
133Arguello211:5258.86%557
133Barrera211:5250.87%81
133Caicedo211:5251.20%127
133Calvo211:5256.00%452
133Carvajal211:5251.23%129
133Cordoba211:5252.19%218
133Delgado211:5251.17%124
133Hortua211:5259.13%566
133Manrique211:5253.00%279
133Marroquin211:5256.34%463
133Navarro211:5251.65%168
133Rubiano211:5253.00%281
133Rueda211:5251.78%180
133Silvara211:52540.38%1,134
133Tejedor211:52520.59%844
133Varela211:5253.45%315
150Acevedo181:6121.42%169
150Arboleda181:6122.89%311
150Ariza181:6120.78%86
150Bejarano181:6120.83%95
150Cortes181:6120.49%48
150Cubillos181:6121.45%170
150Duran181:6121.29%156
150Escobar181:6121.08%133
150Espinel181:61211.54%685
150Flor181:61224.32%962
150Forero181:6120.72%75
150Gaona181:6126.38%506
150Gil181:6121.22%149
150Jaramillo181:6121.15%142
150Lombana181:6124.18%405
150Lugo181:6123.27%339
150Mejia181:6120.75%82
150Montenegro181:6121.52%178
150Murcia181:6120.78%87
150Naranjo181:6122.05%235
150Noguera181:6125.84%482
150Orjuela181:6121.56%182
150Pedraza181:6122.09%245
150Pulgarin181:6125.04%444
150Roncancio181:6125.50%466
150Rosas181:6127.59%557
150Sanin181:61229.51%1,046
150Tovar181:6121.00%123
150Urrego181:6120.98%119
150Vergara181:6121.39%166
150Villamil181:6121.78%202
181Aguirre151:7350.75%103
181Aldana151:7351.35%189
181Almonacid151:73530.00%1,155
181Alvarado151:7350.98%143
181Amaya151:7350.68%94
181Armero151:73533.33%1,200
181Avendaño151:7352.72%338
181Ayala151:7351.06%154
181Barreto151:7350.75%105
181Bautista151:7351.51%206
181Bolaños151:7352.08%273
181Brausin151:73515.15%857
181Cardozo151:7351.40%196
181Castaño151:7350.78%113
181Cañon151:7351.63%228
181Chavez151:7351.41%197
181Dagua151:73517.44%903
181Eslava151:73518.29%922
181Godoy151:7353.10%376
181Gonzales151:7351.47%200
181Guiza151:7353.24%387
181Hurtado151:7351.12%162
181Mancera151:7351.71%239
181Melo151:7350.92%137
181Mesa151:7351.53%210
181Millan151:7354.24%446
181Molina151:7350.54%63
181Niño151:7350.85%126
181Ocampo151:7351.22%173
181Peralta151:7351.63%227
181Posada151:7353.73%419
181Quijano151:7358.52%646
181Quitian151:7355.66%519
181Rozo151:7350.78%114
181Saenz151:7352.00%266
181Sandoval151:7351.23%175
181Serna151:7351.73%243
181Silva151:7350.58%67
181Ulloa151:7353.24%387
181Vera151:7351.36%191
181Villada151:7352.98%362