Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * During the colonial era was the doctrine of the Dominican friars dependent on the convent of Amatitlán.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821 he became part of the department of Guatemala / Escuintla, and in 1839 he was assigned to the department of Guatemala.
 * Subsequently, the municipality of San José Pinula was created on October 1, 1886, when separating from Santa Catarina Pinula.
 * The municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula has a population of approximately 100,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1934-1973 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1675-1950 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census Records

 * 1817 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1825-1828 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Catarina Pinula