Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The ancient Mayan city of Kaminaljuyú is located within the confines of modern Guatemala City.
 * After the "Santa Marta" earthquakes of 1773, to avoid another event of the same magnitude, the Spanish authorities decided that the city of Guatemala had to change its place.
 * The city was officially founded on January 2, 1776.
 * The municipality of Guatemala City has a population of approximately 2,110,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1878-1890 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1877-1926 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1923-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala, registro civil (parte 1), 1870-2016 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1895-1912 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1878-1935 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1877-1934 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

 * Informaciones matrimoniales, 1649-1817 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1631-1920 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1636-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1641-1934 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1647-1977 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1694-1915 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1897-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1916-1946 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones y tributos, 1700-1825 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Padrones, 1698-1836 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Catastro y censo general de la Ciudad de Guatemala, 1877 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, census = Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, censo, 1877 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Padrones de Guatemala : Ciudad de Guatemala: 1668-1887 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * El Cementerio General de la Ciudad de Guatemala Dirección: 20 Calle 4 Avenida 20-00, Zona 3
 * Camposanto Los Cipreses Dirección: 42 Avenida Final y 6 Calle Zona 5
 * Cementerio Privado Las Buganvilias Dirección:  4 Calle Final 27-00 Zona 6
 * Camposanto Jardines De La Asunción Dirección: Avenida Reforma 7-62 Zona 9
 * Cementerio Las Flores Dirección: 6 Avenida 8-20 Zona 9
 * Cementerio de la Villa Guadelupe
 * Cementerio Sajcavilla
 * Cementerio El Pajon
 * Cementerio Cristo Rey