Cabricán, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers came from San Pedro Sacatepéquez, who were descendants of the Mam.
 * The Mercedarian province of the Presentation of Guatemala was created after the Spanish conquest in the 1520s, in 1565.
 * As of April 3, 1838, Cabricán was part of the region that formed the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The municipality of Cabricán has a population of approximately 25,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1878-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1880-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Cabricán
 * Cementerio El Xux
 * Cementerio Ciénega Grande
 * Cementerio La Grandeza
 * Cementerio Xacaná Grande
 * Cementerio El Cerro

Localities

 * Chorjalé
 * El Cerro
 * Las Ciénagas