Amatenango del Valle, Altos Tsotsil-Tseltal, Chiapas, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Amatenango del Valle family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The municipality of Amatenango del Valle was founded by a group of Tzeltales, who originally formed the town, and settled in the municipality during the classical period of pre-Columbian times.
 * The Spanish missionaries who were established in the region gave it the name of San Francisco de Amatenango.
 * The municipality of Amatenango del Valle has a population of approximately 10,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * | Registros civiles del municipio de Amatenango del Valle, 1897-1990(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * | Iglesia Católica (Teopisca, Chiapas) Parish Records, 1634-1970(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * | Iglesia Católica (Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas) Parish Records, 1644-1859(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * There are no records available online for the municipality of Amatenango del Valle.

Cemeteries

 * None found