Moyuta, Jutiapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Descendants of the Pipil ethnic group were the first settlers, who inhabited part of El Salvador upon the arrival of the Spaniards.
 * Moyuta was mentioned for the first time in 1740.
 * The creation of the department of Jutiapa on May 8, 1852 by the government of General Carrera, included Moyuta as one of its new municipalities.
 * The municipality of Moyuta has a population of approximately 29,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1878-1931 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Jutiapa, Moyuta, registro civil - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1841-1894 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1894-1939 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Moyuta. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Moyuta