Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * During the pre-Columbian era the region belonged to the Cakchiquel Kingdom and after the conquest of Guatemala it is mentioned as a town that was part of the parish of Tecpán Guatemala.
 * After the independence of Central America in 1821 he was assigned to the circuit of Comalapa.
 * In 1836 it belonged to the circuit of Comalapa in the district of Sacatepéquez and in 1839 it became part of Chimaltenango.
 * In 1902 the Political Demarcation of the Republic was published, and it describes Santa Apolonia.
 * The municipality of Santa Apolonia has a population of approximately 12,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1871-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1696-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1775-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Santa Apolonia. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Apolonia

Localities

 * Chipatá
 * Chiquex
 * La Vega
 * Pacutan
 * Parajebey
 * Patzaj
 * Xeabaj
 * Xecoil
 * Xepanil
 * Xesajcab