San Antonio Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Created in 1593 by the Spanish captain Juan de Dios y Cardona, the town of San Antonio Sacatepéquez is one of the oldest in Guatemala.
 * It was part of the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco after the Independence of Central America in 1821 ..
 * From 1838, San Antonio Sacatepéquez joined the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos, until it was recovered by force.
 * It rose to the category of municipality in 1950.
 * The municipality of San Antonio Sacatepéquez has a population of approximately 19,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Parish Records

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

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de San Antonio Aguas Calientes