Guazacapán, Santa Rosa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Guazacapán turned out to be one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * On February 25, 1848 the Mita region of the department of Chiquimula was segregated, it became a department and was divided into three districts: Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa.
 * Four years later, due to a decree of May 8, 1852, it was decided to create the department of Santa Rosa.
 * The municipality of Guazacapán has a population of approximately 14,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1927-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1808-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1829-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1753-1756 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Guazacapan

Localities

 * El Astillero
 * El Barro
 * Los Chichipates
 * Los Chivos
 * Los Platanares
 * Platanares
 * Poza de Agua