Acatenango, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the conquest of Guatemala by the Spaniards, two types of settlements were established: the reductions and the doctrines- where the conquered Indians were taken to work in the repartimientos or on the lands of the regular clergy, and in the populations of Spanish and Creole.
 * After the Independence of Central America, Acatenango was in the circuit of Chimaltenango.
 * The municipality of Acatenango has a population of approximately 23,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1886-1931 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1789-1928- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Antonio Acatenango, 1780 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Acatenango