Hocabá, Centro, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Hocabá family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * Exact data regarding the founding of the town of Halachó is unknown; but it has existed since pre-Hispanic times.
 * It belonged to the Ah-Canul chiefdom in the mid-15th century.
 * After the conquest it remained under the encomienda regime.
 * The evolution of the population begins in 1821 when Yucatán declared independence from the Spanish Crown.
 * 1825 Hocabá is part of the Low Benefits party with Sotuta as its head.
 * 1900 It appears as a town and head of the towns of Sahcabá and Sanahcat.
 * 1922 The rural property called San Juan ceases to belong to the municipality. This same year Hocabá ceases to have the category of Villa.
 * 1924 The town of Sanahcat is separated from the municipality.
 * 1930 Hocabá appears as the head of Sahcabá, which it preserves to this day.
 * 1937 The haciendas called Tixcacal Ancona and Xtohil become part of Hocabá.
 * The municipality of Hocabá has a population of approximately 6,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1866-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1631-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General Municipal
 * Address: Calle 21, Colonia La Hermita, Hocabá