Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was part of the path of Totonicapán in colonial times.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, he joined the department of Sololá / Suchitepéquez.
 * In 1838 it was included among the towns that formed the State of Los Altos, which was segregated from the State of Guatemala at the initiative of the liberal creoles of the region; However, on October 1, 1839, a revolt against the indigenous tax of the new state broke out in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán and was violently repressed.
 * The enraged Indians of the town went to the conservative government of Guatemala to complain and received support. In 1840, the State of the Highlands recovered by force.
 * The municipality of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán has a population of approximately 48,000

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1919-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1600-1953 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1809-1853 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio, Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan

Localities

 * Guineales
 * La Ceiba
 * Tzanjuyub
 * Tzanpoj
 * Tzucubal
 * Xepiacul