San Juan Tecuaco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * As a consequence of the Independence of Central America in 1821, Malacatán was incorporated into the Huehuetenango circuit.
 * In 1838 he joined the territory of the State of Los Altos that was created in Guatemala from the west, but I retaken it by force in 1840.
 * After the Treaty Herrera-Mariscal established its border with Mexico.
 * Precisely for that border Malacatán became a strategic site for drug trafficking and contraband to Mexico.
 * The municipality of Malacatán has a population of approximately 106,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Guatemala, Santa Rosa, San Juan Tecuaco, registro civil – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Juan Tecuaco. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : padrón de ladinos, 1821: San Juan Tecuaco – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Juan Tecuaco

Localities

 * Ijorga
 * Joya Grande
 * La Cumbre
 * San Luis
 * Santa Clara