El Asintal, Retalhuleu, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * At the end of the Liberal Revolution of 1871, the area was designated as the municipality of "Morazán".
 * On April 10, 1882, the municipality of Morazán was suppressed and another one was erected that was designated as "Franklin".
 * The municipality of El Asintal was created on June 12, 1928.
 * The municipality of El Asintal has a population of approximately 40,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1928-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1928-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1877-1910 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de El Asintal

Localities

 * El Xab
 * Nil Chiquito
 * Sibaná