Granados, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The constitution established circuits to administer the Haciendas and trapiches of Salán -which are now part of Granados- previously belonged to the Rabinal circuit.
 * In 1893 the government decided to abolish the municipality of Saltán and annex it to the town of El Rodeo, in the same department, since Saltán was on the land of a private hacienda of the same name and lacked sufficient territory for its population.
 * After the annexation of Saltán to the municipality of El Rodeo, the name change to Granados became official.
 * The municipality of Granados has a population of approximately 12,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1933- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Potrero Grande