San Rafael Pétzal, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded and received the category of municipality on May 21, 1890.
 * San Rafel was integrated as a village to the municipality of Colotenango in 1935.
 * In 1947 it was categorized again as a municipality.
 * The San Rafael Pétzal has a population of approximately 8,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1896-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Oratorio
 * Cementerio Tuisneyna
 * Cementerio Sechul

Localities

 * El Oratorio
 * Santa Isabel
 * Tuishainá
 * Xechul