Esquipulas, Chiquimula, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In the prehispanic era inhabited the Chorti Maya of the Payaqui Kingdom, whose capital was the city of Copantl in Honduras and where the great cacique Copantl Calel ruled.
 * During the Spanish conquest the Chortis moved to other neighboring municipalities.
 * In 1525 the Spanish captains conquered the province of Chiquimula de la Sierra. Between 1550 and 1560 the town of Yzquipulas was founded.
 * After the independence of Central America in 1821, the name of Esquipulas became official and it was designated a municipality.
 * The municipality of Esquipulas has a population of approximately 63,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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

Census Records

 * 1766-1820 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Esquipulas