Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it existed as a doctrine of the Mercedarian friars.
 * At the conclusion of the Independence of Central America in 1821, the town of Corral de Piedra was assigned to the Cuajiniquilapa Circuit.
 * The municipality of Barberena was created on December 20, 1879.
 * The municipality of Barberena has a population of approximately 39,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1742-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1879-1953 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1928-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1742-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Barberena