Tectitán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was Mercedarian doctrine during colonial times.
 * Tectitán was integrated by assignment to the Cuilco circuit of the Quetzaltenango district after the Independence of Central America.
 * In 1838 he was part of the region established by the Liberal Creoles as the ephemeral State of Los Altos, until it was forcibly integrated into the state of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Tectitan has a population of approximately 8,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1891-1936 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1766-1900 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Santa María Magdalena Tectitán: 1780, sin año – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Tectitán

Localities

 * Agua Caliente
 * Chisté
 * Teninquim
 * Tuibiá