San Benito, Petén, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The region currently occupied by San Benito was populated as a result of the immigration of the Itza from northern Yucatan in the year 1420,
 * Its conquest resulted in the widespread depopulation of the main places including the Kingdom Capital.
 * The repopulation of the region required recourse to the friendly invitation and offer of facilities to ladino and mestizo families from Campeche, Yucatan and Guatemala.
 * It was restored as a municipality on January 26, 1873.
 * The municipality of San Benito has a population of approximately 57,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1900-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1751-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * 2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Localities

 * La Cobanerita
 * San Antonio