Malacatán, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, Malacatán was in the circuit of Huehuetenango.
 * In 1838, it was part of the territory of the State of Los Altos that was created in western Guatemala, but it was retaken by force in 1840.
 * Its border with Mexico was established after the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * Precisely for that border is that 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

 * Registros civiles, 1879-1949 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1625-1938 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Santa Lucía Malacatán: 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal Malacatán
 * Cementerio Caserio El Triunfo