Cubulco, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The descendants of the Mayan civilization, before and after the Spanish invasion maintained an oral tradition, which makes it possible to know in some way the origin of the different groups that shaped this civilization, the inhabitants of the municipality of Cubulco originated from the K 'iche'ab' (quichés).
 * Cubulco was founded in 1537 by Bartolomé de las Casas.
 * By Governmental agreement of April 18, 1923, Cubulco was granted the title of village.
 * The municipality of Cubulco has a population of approximately 47,000 people.

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1691-1959 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Cubulco