San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Spanish conquest in the 1520s, the Mercedarian province of the Presentation of Guatemala was created in 1565.
 * After independence in Central America in 1821, San Martín Sacatepéquez was assigned to the Ostuncalco circuit for the administration of justice.
 * Between 1838 and 1840 it was part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez has a population of approximately 25,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1870-1974 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1723-1910 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : 1821: San Martín Sacatepéquez – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio municipal de San Martín Sacatepéquez