San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Evidence has been found of the existence in colonial times of an important personage for the Q'eqchi '; Juan Matalbatz or Aj Poop B'atz ', who will visit and identify himself as King (later governor) before the King and Queen of Spain.
 * The Legislative Assembly of the State of Guatemala of 1825 established the circuits for the administration of justice and approved the town of Chamelco as part of the Cobán Circuit.
 * The municipality of San Juan Chamelco has a population of approximately 58,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1933 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1793-1934 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Juan Chamelco, 1762 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General San Juan Chamelco