Santa Cruz La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was an encomienda in charge of the descendants of the conqueror Sancho de Barahona.
 * He joined the department of Sololá after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he was reincorporated by force to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of Santa Cruz La Laguna has a population of approximately 4,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1964 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1625-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1752-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Census Records

 * 1751, 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Cruz La Laguna
 * Cementerio Aldea. Tzununá

Localities

 * Tzununá