Jalpatagua, Jutiapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * First inhabited Jalpatagua the Pipil and Pocomames who fought for sovereignty against the Spanish conquest and managed to remain independent longer than the other indigenous nations.
 * During the Spanish colonialization, known as "Xalpatagua," it belonged to the parish of San Pedro Conguaco.
 * Jalpatagua was elevated to municipality on January 30, 1886.
 * The municipality of Jalpatagua has a population of approximately 19,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1878-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1884-1927 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1841-1894 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Jalpatagua