Acatenango, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the conquest of Guatemala by the Spaniards, two types of settlements were established: the reductions and the doctrines- where the conquered Indians were taken to work in the repartimientos or on the lands of the regular clergy, and in the populations of Spanish and Creole.
 * After the Independence of Central America, Acatenango was in the circuit of Chimaltenango.
 * The municipality of Acatenango has a population of approximately 23,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1886-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1789-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1780 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Acatenango