Tajumulco, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was a doctrine of the Mercedarian friars of the convent of Tejutla.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America in 1821, Tajumulco was incorporated to the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco.
 * In 1838, the State of Los Altos was annexed to Tajamulco, until in 1840 the region was forcibly recovered by Guatemala.
 * Tejutla achieved the status of Villa in 1870 and because of the development achieved, the authorities requested the Chamber of Representatives of Guatemala to be promoted to the departmental capital.
 * Because of its proximity to the border with Mexico, Tajamulco has been involved in drug trafficking activities, mainly the transfer of narcotics shipments and poppy and marijuana plantations.
 * The municipality of Tajumulco has a population of approximately 54,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1932 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

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

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Tajumulco: 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.