Atzala, Valle de Atlixco y Matamoros, Puebla, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Atzala family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * The Settlement dates from pre-Hispanic times when it belonged to the Señorío de Cholula and was inhabited by a tribe known as Itzocanos or Caras Pintadas.
 * Being conquered by the Spanish, the population is called Santiago de Atzala.
 * In 1910 a group of revolutionaries attacked the town, setting fire to the Municipal Palace, which is why a large amount of data about the town was lost.
 * The municipality of Atzala has a population of approximately 1,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1879-1918 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * There are no records available online for the municipality of Atzala

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Atzala