Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Originally it was called "Chicoj", by the name of the kachikel cacique Francisco Oj, who was the owner of the land in 1711 and then, when several Creole families moved to the town, it was called "Valle de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Heredia"
 * After the constitution of 1825, the town of "Chicoj" -a former name of Zaragoza- was assigned to the district of Sacatepéquez.
 * In 1888 Zaragoza lost the category of municipality but in 1892 it was definitively established.
 * The municipality of Zaragoza has a population of approximately 18,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1759-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1821-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Zaragoza

Localities

 * Las Colmenas
 * Las Lomas
 * Mancheren Chiquito
 * Mancheren Grande
 * Puerta Abajo