San Juan La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times was part of the encomienda of Atitlan that was in charge of the descendants of the conqueror Sancho de Barahona.
 * In 1821 at the conclusion of the Independence of Central America went to the extensive department of Sololá / Huehuetenango.
 * In 1840 he joined the State of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of San Juan La Laguna has a population of approximately 10,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Guatemala, Sololá, San Juan La Laguna, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1904-1956 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Información matrimonial, 1869-1894 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1647-1910 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Juan La Laguna; nueva cuenta y numeración de los naturales tributarios – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Muncipal San Juan La Laguna
 * Calle Xakal

Localities

 * Palestina
 * Panyevar
 * Pasajquim