San Sebastián Coatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1600 it depended on the convent of Our Lady of Candelaria de Chiantla and was mentioned as a tourist and visitor place.
 * On April 3, 1838 San Sebastián Coatán belonged to the region where the ephemeral State of Los Altos was formed, which participated on September 12, 1839 in forcing the State of Guatemala to reorganize into seven departments and two independent districts
 * In 1840 He tried to secede but his effort was crushed and he returned to the ephemeral State of Los Altos of the State of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of San Sebastián Coatán has a population of approximately 24,000 people

Civil Registration

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

Parish Records

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

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Sebastián Coatán