Tecpán, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Tecpán was founded with the name of "Tecpam-Guatemala" by the Spanish conquistadors and the Tlaxcalteca and Cholulteca Indians who accompanied them on the site where the city of Iximché -the capital of K'akch'ikel- was located.
 * After the conquest of Guatemala in 1524, and became the first capital of Guatemala.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, "Tecpam-Guatemala" was assigned to the Comalapa circuit.
 * The municipality of Tecpán has a population of approximately 60,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1934 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1775-1902 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1696-1958 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Tecpán