Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * At the end of the Independence of Central America in 1821, Retalhuleu was part of the Circuit de Mazatenango in Suchitepéquez.
 * Then it was part of the short-lived State of Los Altos.
 * This state was recovered by force and it was reinstated to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of Retalhuleu has a population of approximately 40,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1948 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1877-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1748-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1791-1813 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Retalhuleu
 * Cementerio "LOS CEDROS" Retalhuleu
 * Cementerio Sibana
 * Cementerio de Caballo Blanco
 * Cementerio de Santa Fe

Localities

 * Caballo Blanco
 * Hacienda Caballo Blanco
 * Jesus La Bomba
 * Las Cruces
 * Las Pilas