San Antonio Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

History

 * In colonial times it was part of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Franciscan friars.
 * At the same time was part of the corregimiento of Tecpán Atitlán, but when it became the mayor of the department of Sololá in 1730, San Antonio Palopó joined the mayor.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America was found in the district of Sololá.
 * It was included in the ephemeral State of Los Altos from 1838 to 1840.
 * The municipality of San Antonio Palopó has a population of approximately 12,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Guatemala, Sololá, San Antonio Palopó, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1878-1931 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1671-1902 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Antonio Palopó, 1751 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Antonio Palopó
 * Cementerio Xequiste
 * Cementerio Agua Escondida
 * Cementerio El Naranjo

Localities

 * Agua Escondida
 * Xequistel