Sayaxché, Petén, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Before the conquest, Petén had a considerable population, made up of different Mayan peoples, particularly around the central lakes and along the rivers. Petén was divided into different Maya manors involved in a complex network of alliances and enmities. The most important groups around the central lakes were the itza, yalain and couohes.
 * Sayaxché was started as a logging camp, and later it became a village in the municipality of La Libertad.
 * He was granted the category of municipality on December 30, 1929.
 * The municipality of Sayaxché has a population of approximately 60,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1930-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Sayaxché
 * The majority of rural communities have areas destined for cemetery use, but do not possess the adequate conditions to be classified as such.

Localities

 * El Zapote
 * Paso De La Milpa
 * Rancho Alegre
 * San Juan Acul
 * Tierra Blanca