Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Sonsonate, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in pre-Columbian times by Pipil Indians. The autochthonous name was Valle Huitzapan.
 * Santo Domingo de Guzmán received that name and was given in doctrine by the monks of the convent in 1572.
 * Then it was part of the State of Guatemala between the years 1821 to 1823.
 * It was incorporated into the Department of Sonsonate on June 12, 1824.
 * The municipality of Santo Domingo de Guzmán has a population of approximately 7,100 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santo Domingo (Sonsonate) Registros civiles, 1881-1964 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Juan Bautista (Nahuizalco, Sonsonate) Registros parroquiales, 1697-1969 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santo Domingo de Guzmán may be located in findagrave.com