San Bartolo, Totonicapán, Guatemala Genealogy

History

 * The Spanish conquistadors founded the town in approximately 1610.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, San Bartolo was incorporated to the department of Totonicapán / Huehuetenango.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * In 1872, San Bartolo Aguas Calientes joined the new department of Totonicapán.
 * In 1935 it was stripped of the category of municipality and it was annexed as a village to the municipality of Momostenango.
 * Retrieved the municipality category on January 9, 1949.
 * The municipality of San Bartolo has a population of approximately 4,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1886-1934 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Documentos eclesiásticos, 1801-1851 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1772-1907 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Bartolo
 * Cementerio de la Aldea de Buena Vista
 * Cementerio de la Aldea de Chocanuleu

Localities

 * Pitzal
 * Tierra Blanca
 * Tzanjón
 * Parraxchaj
 * Buena Vista
 * Chocanuleu