Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Quezaltenango was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * On April 2, 1838, in the city of Quetzaltenango, a liberal secessionist group founded the independent State of Los Altos that tried to become independent from Guatemala.
 * The municipality of Quezaltenango has a population of approximately 500,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1892-1928 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1686-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1722-1739 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - 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 ($)
 * 1875-1954 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1883 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1641-1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Quezaltenango
 * Camposanto Jardin de las Cumbres

Localities

 * Chiquilajá
 * Las Majadas