Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was originally called San Sebastián Chimalapa, but it changed its name to Cabañas in 1890.
 * Between 1908 and 1920 it was included in the department of El Progreso.
 * Cabañas became the jurisdiction of the Department of Zacapa in 1920 and there it has remained since then.
 * The municipality of Cabañas has a population of approximately 11,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1880-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1878-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

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

Census Records

 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Cabañas
 * Cementerio de la Aldea de El Rosaio