Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * With the Independence of Central America in 1821, because of the inhospitable and retired of the region, Izabal was designated as a dependent district of the department of Verapaz.
 * On November 22, 1896, the section of the Northern Railroad from Zacapa to Puerto Barrios was inaugurated.
 * At that time Northern Guatemala was a new region, a source of unexplored wealth, and the construction of the railroad line promised the initiation of industrial and commercial exploitation of the region.
 * The municipality of Los Amates was created in accordance with the governmental agreement of June 30, 1916.
 * In April 1920, the Unionist Party overthrew President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, and the United Fruit Company, having received a generous territorial concession from the ousted president in Izabal, was in a difficult situation. The UFCO had supported a coup d'etat by General José María Orellana in 1921, who quickly repressed the members of the syndicates and returned tranquility to the banana operations in Izabal.
 * The municipality of Los Amates has a population of approximately 57,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1878-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1880-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1913-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Los Amates
 * Cementerio Musulman de Los Amates
 * Cementerio Aldea El Rico