Siquinalá, Escuintla, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times the town that is the current municipal seat was the doctrine of the Franciscan friars.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, he was part of the circuit of Escuintla.
 * The municipality was founded as such on March 6, 1867.
 * The municipality of Siquinalá has a population of approximately 21,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

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

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Santa Catalina Siquinalá, 1726-1744 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Siquinala
 * Cementerio Ingenio Pantaleón
 * Cementerio San Vicente los Cimientos
 * Cementerio San Andrés Osuna
 * Cementerio Lucerna
 * Cementerio El Nispero

Localities

 * El Níspero