Santa Ana Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was doctrine in charge of the Mercedarian friars.
 * Among the several circuits that belonged to the district of Totonicapán was that of Jacaltenango, whose possession was Santa Ana Huista.
 * In 1838 it was established as part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos that was formed by the liberal creoles of the western region of Guatemala, but the municipality was recovered by force in favor of the State of Guatemala.
 * Its borders with Mexico were established in 1896, after the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * Since 1970, it has been part of the region known as Franja Transversal del Norte.
 * The municipality of Santa Ana Huista has a population of approximately 11,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1882-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1930-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * 1817-1819 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Santa Ana Huista
 * Cementerio Agua Zarca
 * Cementerio Agua Escondida
 * Cementerio Buena Vista
 * Cementerio El Tabacal