San Pedro Puxtla, Ahuachapán, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * On June 12, 1824, the town of San Pedro Puxtla was included as a municipality of the district and department of Sonsonate.
 * By Law of September 30, 1836, this population was segregated from the Sonsonate district and incorporated into that of Ahuachapán.
 * The Law of February 28, 1839, established that San Pedro Puxtla was annexed to the district of Sonsonate in judicial matters and to that of Ahuachapán in electoral and administrative matters.
 * On January 29, 1859, San Pedro Puxtla was segregated from the department of Sonsonate and incorporated into the department of Santa Ana.
 * By Law of February 9, 1869, it was segregated from the department of Santa Ana and incorporated into the new one in Ahuachapán.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Puxtla has a population of approximately 8,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * Pedro Puxtla (Ahuachapán) Registros civiles, 1856-1934(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Católica (San Pedro Puxtla, Ahuachapán) Registros parroquiales, 1751-1756(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of San Pedro Puxtla may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Pedro Puxtla
 * Address: San Pedro Puxtla