Chiantla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first inhabitants of the municipality of Chiantla were people of the Mam race.
 * After the conquest of the Guatemalan highlands in 1524, began the stage of founding encomiendas, which encompassed encomienda people accompanying the Spanish, or in some scattered populations that had fled the occupation.
 * Chiantla became the departmental capital of the department of Huehuetenango in 1881, although due to political problems after the death of Barrios on April 2, 1885, Chiantla could not continue as head and was uncategorized.
 * On August 11, 2005, the Cantinil village was de-invented and became the municipality of Unión Cantinil.
 * The municipality of Chiantla has a population of approximately 105,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1668-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1722-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1796-1819 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Chiantla
 * 32 Cementerios rurales