San Bernardino, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, San Bernardino joined the circuit of Mazatenango.
 * Later it was part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * On December 9, 1893, the residents were granted the documents and rights of the territory of San Bernardino.
 * The Municipality of San Bernardino has a population of approximately 17,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1882-1961 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1721-1873 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Censos  Padrones de Guatemala : San Bernardino, 1748 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Bernardino

Localities

 * El Progreso
 * El Sauce
 * Las Cruces
 * Las Flores
 * La Libertad