San Antonio Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Created in 1593 by the Spanish captain Juan de Dios y Cardona, the town of San Antonio Sacatepéquez is one of the oldest in Guatemala.
 * It was part of the department of Quezaltenango / Soconusco after the Independence of Central America in 1821 ..
 * From 1838, San Antonio Sacatepéquez joined the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos, until it was recovered by force.
 * It rose to the category of municipality in 1950.
 * The municipality of San Antonio Sacatepéquez has a population of approximately 19,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Antonio Sacatepéquez. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Antonio Sacatepéquez, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de San Antonio Aguas Calientes