Chapeltique, San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The region was founded by Lenca aborigines.
 * For the time of the Spanish colonization, Chapeltique had the category of town, title perhaps granted by the same neighbors and not by the Spanish crown.
 * Towards 1786 it joined the San Miguel Party, and since 1824 it is part of the homonymous department.
 * It obtained the title of Villa by means of the Law of the Republic in 1878.
 * Obtained the title of city on December 14, 1972.
 * The municipality of Chapeltique has a population of approximately 10,700 people.

Civil Registration

 * Chapeltique (San Miguel) Registros civiles, 1893-2001(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. Santa Ana (Chapeltique, San Miguel) Registros parroquiales, 1801-1958(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Chapeltique may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Chapeltique
 * Address: 6a Calle Poniente, Chapeltique