San Carlos Alzatate, Jalapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * As a result of the Independence of Central America in 1821, Alazate was part of the department of Chiquimula which was separated into three districts on February 25, 1848.
 * Alzatate was elevated to the category of municipality on March 2, 1860.
 * Alzatate was assigned to the department of Jalapa on November 24, 1873.
 * The municipality of San Carlos Alzatate has a population of approximately 4,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1941 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1879-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of San Carlos Alzatate. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Carlos Alzatate
 * Cementerio Las Flores
 * Cementerio Pino Zapatón
 * Cementerio Sabanetas
 * Cementerio El Durazno

Localities

 * Las Flores
 * Pino Zapatón