San Miguel Ixtahuacán, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the conquest of Guatemala was a doctrine of the Mercedarian friars.
 * It was decreed in the Constitution of 1821 that San Miguel Ixtahuacán was ascribed to the modern departmental capital of San Marcos.
 * From 1838 to 1840 it was part of the State of Los Altos, until it recovered the state of Guatemala by force.
 * The municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán has a population of approximately 35,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Miguel Ixtahuacán, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Miguel Ixtahuacán