San Pedro Soloma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times the town was the convent and the doctrine of "San Pedro de Solomá" in charge of the Mercedarian friars.
 * In 1821, after the Independence of Central America belonged to the circuit of Totonicapam.
 * In 1838 it became part of the territory of the State of Los Altos, which the creole liberals had created in western Guatemala, but it was returned by force in 1840.
 * In 1902 the town was severely damaged by the San Perfecto earthquake.
 * Because it was close to the department of Quiché, Soloma suffered the effects of the Guatemalan Civil War between 1960 and 1996.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Soloma has a population of approximately 48,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1874-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1875-1943 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1894-1936 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1751 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal, San Pedro Soloma
 * Cementerio San José Maqwalajum, Aldea Tejera
 * There are 6 other villages with cemeteries