Salamá, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Salamá was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala in 1825.
 * The old abandoned convent was sold in 1829 to Marshall Bennett, who named it Hacienda de San Jerónimo, and soon found himself surrounded by sugarcane and coffee plantations, which were maintained thanks to the renovation of the old irrigation system.
 * The indigenous and black settlers of Salamá were accustomed to work with monastic discipline; Bennett took advantage of this and his early years were very beneficial.
 * But then disputes arose between his heirs, and litigation; In addition, having lost the discipline of the friars, the relations between the people and the owners of the hacienda became increasingly tense.
 * The municipality of Salamá has a population of approximately 57,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1896 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1691-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1729-1907 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1762, 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1803 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal, Salamá