Quetzaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers that inhabited the area were people of the Chortí race; When the region was invaded by the Spaniards at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the colonial era began
 * The title of Villa was conferred on Quezaltepeque on June 29, 1821.
 * The municipality of Quezaltepeque has a population of approximately 15,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1773-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1729-1791 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1735 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Quezaltepeque