San Sebastián Tlacotepec, Tehuacán y Sierra Negra, Puebla, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Sebastián Tlacotepec family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * It began as a settlement near the Tehuacán valley by Nahua and Mazatec groups.
 * At the beginning of the 16th century it was a town belonging to the Bishopric of Puebla entrusted to Juan Bosque.
 * It belonged to the territory of the old District of Tehuacán.
 * In 1900 it was constituted as a Free Municipality and given the name of San Sebastián Tlacotepec.
 * The municipality of San Sebastián Tlacotepec has a population of approximately 15,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1870-1925 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1684-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1719-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * None found