San Rafael las Flores, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The municipality was created on March 2, 1860.
 * As the territory expanded to a large extent, two places were divided into two independent municipalities according to the demographics of their inhabitants: the indigenous people stayed in San Carlos Alzatate (in Mataquescuintla) at the same time that the ladinos occupied the land of the municipality of San Rafael (in Santa Rosa).
 * The municipality of San Rafael las Flores has a population of approximately 9,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & 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
 * 1874-1903 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Rafael las Flores. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Rafael las Flores

Localities

 * El Chan
 * El Copante
 * Las Nueces
 * Los Pocitos
 * Media Cuesta
 * San Rafaelito