San Marcos La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In pre-Columbian times came the Kachiquel settlers from where the modern municipalities of San Lucas Tolimán and Santiago Atitlán are currently located.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, he joined the department of Sololá / Suchitepéquez.
 * In 1838 he became part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he reincorporated it to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of San Marcos La Laguna has a population of approximately 3,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Guatemala, Sololá, San Marcos La Laguna, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Información matrimonial, 1869-1894 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1647-1907 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Nueva cuenta y numeración de los naturales tributarios, 1751: San Marcos La Laguna – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal, San Marcos La Laguna