Malacatancito, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * During the colonial period the convent and doctrine of Santa Anna de Malacatán was in charge of the Mercedarian friars.
 * In 1838 Malacatancito became part of the territory of the State of Los Altos, created by the liberal Creoles of Western Guatemala, but this was retaken by force of arms.
 * The municipality of Malacatancito has a population of approximately 20,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1696-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1803-1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Malacatancito
 * Cementerio El Cerro, Malacatancito