La Unión, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

History

 * Between the years of 1860 and 1870, a community of Ch'orti 'indigenous people that came from the municipalities of Jocotán and Camotán in the department of Chiquimula began to settle in the eastern part of the department of Zacapa.
 * On February 3, 1904 it was upgraded to the Municipality category with the name of Estrada Cabrera Municipality, in the department of Chiquimula.
 * He joined the government department of Zacapa on March 9, 1907.
 * On May 3, 1920 it changed to its current name of La Union.
 * The municipality of La Unión has a population of approximately 30,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1904-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de La Union