Río Hondo, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In Spanish colonial times Omoa was the only port near Guatemala on the entire Atlantic coast. To get to the province of Guatemala, small ships were used that carried products through the Motagua River, which was only navigable to Gualán. The products were transported in canoes to Tocoy Tzima to finally transport them in yokes to Guatemala City. Rio Hondo was counted among the settlements that settled on the edge of this commercial route.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, he was assigned to the Zacapa circuit.
 * According to the constitution the town of Río Hondo had to belong to the Zacapa circuit.
 * The municipality of Río Hondo has a population of approximately 18,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Río Hondo. See the records of neighboring municipalities.