Nuevo Progreso, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was created on October 17, 1889 with the name of El Progreso.
 * El Progreso became "Estrada Cabrera" in 1898.
 * In 1908 the municipality was renamed San Joaquín.
 * It was finally renamed as "New Progress" on May 3, 1920.
 * The municipality of Nuevo Progreso has a population of approximately 43,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1891-1939 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Nuevo Progreso. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Nuevo Progreso. See the records of neighboring municipalities.