San Lorenzo, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * At the time of the conquest of Xochiltepeq -indigenous name of the town of San Lorenzo- there was a fierce struggle between the Spanish invaders, the Tlaxcalans, the Cholultecs and the local Indians.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, San Lorenzo joined the Mazatenango circuit.
 * Then it was part of the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * In 1927 the villages of Patút and Paniagua of the municipality of Mazatenango were segregated and annexed to the municipality of San Lorenzo.
 * On July 26, 1957, San Lorenzo received the designation of a fourth category municipality.
 * The municipality of San Lorenzo has a population of approximately 12,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1908-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Lorenzo. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Lorenzo

Localities

 * El Espino
 * La Providencia
 * La Soledad
 * Las Chapinas
 * Valle de Candelaria