Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Spanish conquered Guatemala, the country submitted to the Capitulations of Tezulutlan, which was a doctrine in charge of the Dominican friars, until it became necessary for them to deliver their doctrines to the secular clergy in 1754.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1825 Cobán was established as one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * The Alta Verapaz region is characterized by having lived under two strong colonial processes, the first under the Dominican friars with the favor and support of the Spanish Crown; and the second under the Germans who had concentrated in Verapaz from the second half of the nineteenth century.
 * The municipality of Cobán has a population of approximately 251,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1707-1945 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cobán Municipal Cemetery Address: Avenida el cementerio zona 8
 * Imperial Chapels and Camposanto Los Pinos Address: 6a. avenue 2-17 zone 1