Dzitás, Oriente, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

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

History

 * In the place where the town of Dzitás stands today, there was a Mayan town belonging to the Cupules Province.
 * Around the year 1549, an encomienda already existed on this site.
 * Upon the independence of Yucatán and its subsequent annexation to the rest of the Mexican Republic (1821), Dzitás became part of the Valladolid Party.
 * The municipality of Dzitás was established on December 17, 1874, dependent on the Espita Party.
 * On December 8, 1915, the Kunché and Petcah rural properties, belonging to the municipality of Tinúm, were annexed to the municipality of Dzitás.
 * On January 17, 1918, Dzitás was elevated to the category of free municipality.
 * In the year 1931 Dzitás suffered a mutilation of its territory when the free municipality of Quintana Roo was created.
 * The municipality of Dzitás has a population of approximately 3,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1866-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal
 * Address: Calle Ninguno #0, Colonia Santa Inés, Dzitás