Tacaná, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was a doctrine of the Mercedarian friars in colonial times.
 * Tacaná was incorporated to the State of Los Altos in 1838. In 1840, the region was forcibly recovered by Guatemala.
 * Its border with Mexico was established in 1896 as a result of the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * The municipality of Tacaná has a population of approximately 88,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1939 (*) 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
 * 1766-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Tacaná. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General Jardin del Recuerdo