El Quetzal, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first Alotenango settlement was located about three or four kilometers from its current settlement when it was discovered by Spanish conquerors at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
 * Alotenango was incorporated into the circle of Antigua after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * The municipality of Alotenango has a population of approximately 16,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1900-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal El Quetzal
 * In the rural area there are 14 cemeteries

Localities

 * Chibuj
 * La Unión
 * San Francisco
 * San Jorge Sintaná
 * San José Chibuj