Ixchiguán, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was part of the Mercedarian doctrine of the convent of Tejutla.
 * He became part of the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * In 1838 was made part of the State of Los Altos, approved by the Congress of the Federal Republic of Central America, but in 1840 the region was recovered for Guatemala.
 * Territorial conflicts have occurred since the twentieth century with the neighboring municipality of Tajumulco.
 * The municipality of Ixchiguán has a population of approximately 27,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Ixchiguán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General De Ixchiguan

Localities

 * Calapte
 * Choapequez
 * San Antonio
 * Tuichá
 * Tuichán