San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The catechization of the Indians was a focus effort of the Spanish crown; the congregations founded by the royal missionaries of the New World were called "doctrines of Indians."
 * The constitution decreed that "the Petapas" had to belong to the southern circuit of the City of Guatemala.
 * The department of Amatitlán was suppressed on April 29, 1935, and the municipality of San Miguel Petapa was incorporated as a member of the department of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of San Miguel Petapa has a population of approximately 125,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1673-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1721-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1762 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio municipal de San Miguel Petapa Dirección; 20 C. 31-95 Z.7

Localities

 * Santa Inés Petapa