San Pedro Jocopilas, Quiché, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times the town was a doctrine of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in charge of the Franciscan friars.
 * With the Independence of Central America in 1821 was left as part of the department of Totonicapán / Huehuetenango.
 * Since August 12, 1872, it has belonged to the department of Quiché, which was created by the de facto government of provisional president Miguel García Granados.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Jocopilas has a population of approximately 22,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1725-1899 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Pedro Jocopilas, 1792 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Localities

 * Santa Maria