San Mateo Ixtatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

History

 * The inhabitants of San Mateo belong to the Mayan Chuj ethnic group and speak the Mayan Chuj language.
 * In 1529, he was granted the original chuj settlement in encomienda to the conquistador Gonzalo de Ovalle.
 * In that same year it became the doctrine of the Dominican missionaries.
 * With the Independence of Central America, San Mateo Ixtatán was part of the Totonicapán district, specifically in the Jacaltenango circuit.
 * From 1838 onwards San Mateo Ixtatán was part of the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos, until it was recovered by General Rafael Carrera in 1840.
 * San Mateo Ixtatán was forced to renounce part of its territory to create the municipality of Nentón in 1876.
 * Its border with Mexico was established in 1896, after the Herrera-Mariscal Treaty.
 * The municipality of San Mateo Ixtatán has a population of approximately 50,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1932 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Mateo Ixtatán. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : nueva matrícula del pueblo de San Mateo Ixtatán, 1819 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Mateo Ixtatán
 * Cementerio de aldea de Ixquisis