Amatitlán, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * When the Spanish conquered the Guatemalan territory, Amatitlán was an important poqomam settlement.
 * Amatitlán was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala that was founded in 1825.
 * On November 6, 1839, it was decreed that Amatitlán form an independent district.
 * According to the decree of the Executive of May 8, 1866, the district changed its name and its category amounted to department, so it became the department of Amatitlán.
 * By decree in 1935, the department of Amatitlán was abolished and it was changed to municipality.
 * The municipality of Amatitlán has a population of approximately 125,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1679-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1747 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Amatitlán