Quetzaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers that inhabited the area were people of the Chortí race; When the region was invaded by the Spaniards at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the colonial era began
 * The title of Villa was conferred on Quezaltepeque on June 29, 1821.
 * The municipality of Quezaltepeque has a population of approximately 15,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1931 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1773-1944 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : San Francisco Quezaltepeque – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Padrones de Guatemala : Cubiletes – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Padrones de Guatemala : nuevo padrón, 1735: San Marcos – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Quezaltepeque