Santa Clara La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was an encomienda in charge of the descendants of the Spanish conqueror Sancho de Barahona.
 * He joined the department of Sololá / Suchitepéquez after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he reincorporated it to the State of Guatemala by force in 1840.
 * The municipality of Santa Clara La Laguna has a population of approximately 10,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1878-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Sololá, Santa Clara La Laguna, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1625-1938 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1681-1904 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Santa Clara La Laguna. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Clara La Laguna

Localities

 * Paquip