San Carlos Sija, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers were established in the upper part of the mountain, to the east of what is now the agrarian community of Candelaria Xolhuitz.
 * In 1526 the Spanish conquerors founded the town with the name of Écija in the «New Valley of Écija» and functioned as a center from which settlers left to create new settlements.
 * After independence in Central America in 1821, Sija was found in the department of Quetzaltenango / Soconusco.
 * In 1873 San Carlos Sija became part of the new department of Totonicapán.
 * In 1882 the jurisdiction of Sija Valle De Écija from the department of Totonicapán was transferred to the department of Quetzaltenago.
 * The municipality of San Carlos Sija has a population of approximately 31,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1931 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1707-1945 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Carlos Sija, españoles y ladinos por edades – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Cucumbal – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.