Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Balancán family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The territory that now includes the municipality of Balancán, belonged to the ancient Chontal Maya lordship of Acalán.
 * In the year 1535, Montejo sent his captain Alonso de Ávila to start a military campaign in the Mayan provinces of Acatlán and Mazatlán in the eastern province of Tabasco.
 * On August 17, 1850, Balancán was divided from the Department of Usumacinta.
 * On December 18, 1883 Balancán was erected as a free municipality.
 * On May 4, 1946, the State Congress ratified Balancán as a municipality of Tabasco.
 * The municipality of Balancán has a population of approximately 60,500 people.

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address El último Paseo #0, San Joaquín, Balancán


 * Cementerio de Santa Ana
 * Address Marina, Netzahualcóyotl, Balancán


 * Campo Santo de población Mactun
 * Panteon Público
 * Address Benito Juárez #0, El Triunfo (Balancán