Concepción Las Minas, Chiquimula, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers who inhabited the area were people of the Chortí race; the region was invaded by Spaniards and indigenous Tlaxcalans and Cholulans at the beginning of the sixteenth century, beginning the colonial era.
 * It was known since colonial times as the "Valle de Concepción" -or simply as Concepción.
 * Ascending to the category of municipality on June 8, 1893.
 * The municipality of Concepción Las Minas has a population of approximately 8,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Church Records

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

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Concepción Las Minas. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Concepción Las Minas