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

 * Guatemala, Jutiapa, Jalpatagua, registro civil - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1878-1938 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1884-1927 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1841-1894 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Jalpatagua