Santa María Cahabón, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After Independence, Cahabón was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala in 1825.
 * The Transversal Strip of the North was created in 1970, for the establishment of agrarian development by means of the moving of the natives to other sectors of the country.
 * In the mid-1970s, oil was discovered in the area, and senior Guatemalan officials took advantage to get rich by seizing the land; the opposition of the remaining people and the remaining residents resulted in a civil war.
 * The Municipality of Santa María Cahabón has a population of approximately 32,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1932 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1832-1930 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records
There are no records only for the municipality of Santa María Cahabón. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Santa María Cahabón