Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The ancient Mayan city of Kaminaljuyú is located within the confines of modern Guatemala City.
 * After the "Santa Marta" earthquakes of 1773, to avoid another event of the same magnitude, the Spanish authorities decided that the city of Guatemala had to change its place.
 * The city was officially founded on January 2, 1776.
 * The municipality of Guatemala City has a population of approximately 2,110,000 people

Civil Registration

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 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

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 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Deaths, 1760-1880 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Deaths, 1760-1880 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

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 * Guatemala, Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Censo, 1877 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala Census, 1877 - in MyHeritage ($)

Cemeteries

 * El Cementerio General de la Ciudad de Guatemala Dirección: 20 Calle 4 Avenida 20-00, Zona 3
 * Camposanto Los Cipreses Dirección: 42 Avenida Final y 6 Calle Zona 5
 * Cementerio Privado Las Buganvilias Dirección:  4 Calle Final 27-00 Zona 6
 * Camposanto Jardines De La Asunción Dirección: Avenida Reforma 7-62 Zona 9
 * Cementerio Las Flores Dirección: 6 Avenida 8-20 Zona 9
 * Cementerio de la Villa Guadelupe
 * Cementerio Sajcavilla
 * Cementerio El Pajon
 * Cementerio Cristo Rey