San Francisco El Alto, Totonicapán, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1820, its inhabitants joined an indigenous revolt against the excessive taxes imposed by the peninsular and creole authorities of Totonicapán and Santa María Chiquimula, but it was repressed by ladino militiamen.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, San Francisco joined the department of Totonicapán / Huehuetenango.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * San Francisco El Alto joined the new department of Totonicapán in 1872.
 * The municipality of San Francisco El Alto has a population of approximately 55,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1688-1952 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1811 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1815 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal #1 de San Francisco El Alto
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de San Francisco El Alto
 * 8 cemeteries in rural areas