San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It is a superior population of people of ethnic group akateka that represents 99% of the total population.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821 the town was assigned to San Miguel Acatán and the two joined the State of Los Altos in 1838, until that State was recovered by force in favor of Guatemala.
 * In 1924, it was elevated to a municipality by separating from San Miguel Acatán.
 * The municipality of San Rafael La Independencia has a population of approximately 12,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Church Records

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

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Rafael La Independencia. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Municipio San Rafael La Independencia
 * Cementerio Aldea Incu