Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * Chalchuapa is a pre-Columbian pokomame town founded at the end of the 5th or 6th century.
 * In 1770, it was the head of the parish of the same name, which included as an annex, the town of Atiquizaya and 19 farms, valleys and densely populated places.
 * On June 12, 1824, Chalchuapa was included in the department of Sonsonete.
 * By Law of February 23, 1850, the villages of San Antonio and El Rosario (today the town of El Refugio, Department of Ahuachapán), were segregated from the municipality of Atiquizaya and incorporated into that of Chalchuapa.
 * Chalchuapa became part of the department of Santa Ana on February 8, 1855.
 * On February 11, 1859 the title of Villa was conferred on him.
 * On February 15, 1878, the town of Chalchuapa was granted the title of city.
 * On March 1, 1880, the third district of the Santa Ana department was authorized with the name of Chalchuapa and consisting of the towns of Candelaria, El Porvenir and San Sebastián Salitrillo, founded on March 1, 1882 and August 7, 1885, respectively, with the city of Chalchuapa.
 * The municipality of Chalchuapa has a population of approximately 74,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Chalchuapa (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1879-1998 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Chalchuapa may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio General de Chalchuapa
 * Direction: Callejón Estévez, Chalchuapa
 * Parque Jardín Vergeles del Edén
 * Direction: Bolevar San Sebastián 4a Avenida Sur No 7