San Antonio Palopó, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was part of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Franciscan friars.
 * At the same time was part of the corregimiento of Tecpán Atitlán, but when it became the mayor of the department of Sololá in 1730, San Antonio Palopó joined the mayor.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America was found in the district of Sololá.
 * It was included in the ephemeral State of Los Altos from 1838 to 1840.
 * The municipality of San Antonio Palopó has a population of approximately 12,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1900-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1671-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1751 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Antonio Palopó
 * Cementerio Xequiste
 * Cementerio Agua Escondida
 * Cementerio El Naranjo

Localities

 * Agua Escondida
 * Xequistel