Chiantla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first inhabitants of the municipality of Chiantla were people of the Mam race.
 * After the conquest of the Guatemalan highlands in 1524, began the stage of founding encomiendas, which encompassed encomienda people accompanying the Spanish, or in some scattered populations that had fled the occupation.
 * Chiantla became the departmental capital of the department of Huehuetenango in 1881, although due to political problems after the death of Barrios on April 2, 1885, Chiantla could not continue as head and was uncategorized.
 * On August 11, 2005, the Cantinil village was de-invented and became the municipality of Unión Cantinil.
 * The municipality of Chiantla has a population of approximately 105,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1933 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1668-1937 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1722-1900 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Chiantla, 1796-1819 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Chiantla
 * 32 Cementerios rurales