Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first inhabitants and residents of the municipality of Mataquescuintla were of the Pipil race that came from the province of El Salvador.
 * The constitution promulgated by the State of Guatemala in 1825 mentioned that Mataquescuintla had to form part of the Cuajiniquilapa circuit.
 * The first mestizo ruler of Latin America was Rafael Carrera who established Mataquescuintla as the center of operations for his military deeds; because it had the support of the mestizo and indigenous peasants of the region.
 * Mataquescuintla departed from the department of Santa Rosa on September 3, 1835, and joined the department of Jalapa. It rose to the status of village on October 29, 1850.
 * The municipality of Mataquescuintla has a population of approximately 33,000 people

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1688-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Mataquescuintla
 * Antiguo Cementerio Municipal