Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Masagua 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 Masagua was part of the circuit of Escuintla.
 * Masagua ascended to the category of municipality on May 1, 1830 and in 1883 it was annexed the old municipality of San Juan Mixtán.
 * In 1902, it was re-established as the municipality of Masagua.
 * The municipality of Masagua has a population of approximately 42,000 people

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

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

Census Records

 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Obero

Localities

 * El Milagro
 * Obero
 * San Juan Mixtán