Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was doctrine in charge of the Mercedarian friars.
 * Among the several circuits that belonged to the district of Totonicapán was that of Jacaltenango, whose possession was Santa Ana Huista.
 * In 1838 it was established as part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos that was formed by the liberal creoles of the western region of Guatemala, but the municipality was recovered by force in favor of the State of Guatemala.
 * Its borders with Mexico were established in 1896, after the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * Since 1970, it has been part of the region known as Franja Transversal del Norte.
 * The municipality of Santa Ana Huista has a population of approximately 11,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1882-1934 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Santa Ana Huista, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Santa Ana Huista. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Santa Ana Guista, 1817-1819 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Santa Ana Huista
 * Cementerio Agua Zarca
 * Cementerio Agua Escondida
 * Cementerio Buena Vista
 * Cementerio El Tabacal