Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * On May 2, 1537 El Fraile Bartolome de las Casas obtained from the governor a concession ratified by the Viceroy of Mexico, that the natives of Tuzulutlan, when they were conquered, would not be sold or given in encomienda but would be vassals of the Crown.
 * Rabinal is a municipality in the department of Baja Verapaz. In the Verapaz region, it is one of the oldest municipalities.
 * Rabinal was elevated to the category of Villa, according to Decree No. 63 of October 29, 1825.
 * In 1893 the town was elevated to the category of city.
 * The municipality of Rabinal has a population of approximately 45,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1685-1964 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825,1838 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Rabinal