San Martín Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1723-1910 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

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