Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the independence of Central America in 1821, Aguacatán was part of the circuit of Huehuetenango in the district of Totonicapán.
 * Then, in 1838, he was part of the state of Los Altos.
 * General Rafael Carrera crushed the attempt of secession, and in 1840 he reinstated the State of Los Altos to the State of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Aguacatán has a population of approximately 52,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1880-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1668-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1722-1900 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Nicolás Chalchitán – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General del Municipio Aguacatán
 * Cementerio Aldea Las Pilas