Santa Cruz La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In colonial times it was an encomienda in charge of the descendants of the conqueror Sancho de Barahona.
 * He joined the department of Sololá after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * In 1838 he joined the ephemeral State of Los Altos until he was reincorporated by force to the State of Guatemala in 1840.
 * The municipality of Santa Cruz La Laguna has a population of approximately 4,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1964 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1625-1938 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros parroquiales, 1752-1902 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * Padrones de Guatemala : Santa Cruz la Laguna: 1751, 1821 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Santa Cruz La Laguna
 * Cementerio Aldea. Tzununá

Localities

 * Tzununá