Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The old town was established in the vicinity of the Rio Grande with the name of Caserío de "San Francisco Rio Bravo" where it belonged to the municipality of Santa Bárbara.
 * On January 22, 1946 it was elevated to the category of Municipality, which action segregated it from the territory of Santa Bárbara.
 * The Rio Bravo Municipality has a population of approximately 18,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1930-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Río Bravo. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Río Bravo

Localities

 * Guatalón
 * La Esperanza
 * Las Flores
 * Morazán