Piaxtla, Mixteca, Puebla, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Piaxtla family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * It was a Popoloca, Nahua, and Mixtec settlement.
 * The inhabitants were off shoots of the Aztecs.
 * At the time of New Spain when they were subdued by the Spanish, they were entrusted to Francisco de Olmos.
 * In 1532 it rose to the statis of small town and in the year 1558 it was appointed mayor.
 * It was recognized as a free municipality on May 27, 1837.
 * The municipality of Piaxtla has a population of approximately 5,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1868-1917 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1606-1966 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Municipal de Piaxtla
 * Address: Calle Ninguno, Segunda Sección, Piaxtla


 * Panteón de Progreso