Esquipulas Palo Gordo, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was founded by the Quetzaltecan political leader Manuel Montúfar on December 24, 1826.
 * It was suppressed on March 5, 1936 and annexed to San Marcos as a village.
 * It was subsequently reestablished as a municipality on March 29, 1948.
 * The municipality of Esquipulas Palo Gordo has a population of approximately 11,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & 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

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Esquipulas Palo Gordo. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Aldea Villa Hermosa
 * Cementerio Caserio Tierra Blanca
 * Cementerio La Fraternidad
 * Cementerio Municpal de Esquipulas Palo Gordo
 * Cementerio Paraje Villa Rosita
 * Cementerio Tánil
 * Cementerios El Carrizal

Localities

 * El Carrizal
 * Ixquihuilá
 * La Fraternidad
 * Ojo de Agua
 * Tánil
 * Villa Hermosa