Panzós, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was constituted as a municipality in 1861, and played the role of an important river port that was used for the export of coffee after the extensive expropriation of indigenous lands and concessions to German families during the government of Justo Rufino Barrio.
 * The archaic production system changed radically in the 1890s, with the construction of the Verapaz Railroad, through which the product was taken by train to Panzós and from there it was shipped in steam to take it out by the Polochic River.
 * The situation of the peasants of the region became considerably difficult, so they decided to protest about it on May 29, 1978; They gathered copious people from multiple places in the Strip in Panzós to protest peacefully against the prevailing conditions of life, but for reasons not yet fully clarified, the army opened fire on the demonstrators. This event came to be known as the Peasant Massacre of Panzós and marked the beginning of the exacerbation of the Civil War in Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Panzós has an approximate population of 63,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 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
 * 1832-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1840-1941 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Panzós

Localities

 * Cahaboncito
 * Sepur Limite