Palencia, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Palencia was a hacienda during the colonial era. In 1624; Mathias de Palencia acquired the hacienda in 1624, and from that moment the town was called "Hacienda de Palencia".
 * The constitution decreed that Palencia had to be part of the northern circuit of Guatemala City.
 * The town of Palencia was formed on May 28, 1872.
 * The municipality of Palencia has a population of approximately 53,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1786-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1813, 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Palencia