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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
'''Country-wide:'''<br>
*'''1877-2008''' : {{RecordSearch|1682771|Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008}} at FamilySearch — index & images; ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9884/ Ancestry] ($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30203/guatemala-civil-registration-1877-2008?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($)''
*'''1730-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1520627|Guatemala Baptisms, 1730-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1760-1880''' {{RecordSearch|1520636|Guatemala Deaths, 1760-1880}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1750-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1520635|Guatemala Marriages, 1750-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1581-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1614809|Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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'''Departments:'''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://www.familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1682771/waypointsGuatemala Civil Registration by Department], FamilySearch, browsable images.
*'''1877-1994''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016 Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2102016|Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2106095|Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2114423|Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2451040|Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2392700|Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2075150|TGuatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2451045|Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2443319|Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2426084|Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274798|Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274797|Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274796|Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274794|Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Quiche, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2422976|Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274791|Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274790|Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274788|Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2444805|Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274785|Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Suchitepequez, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1930-2008''' {{RecordSearch|2268582|Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2284386|Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


===Offices to Contact===
====Online Records at FamilySearch ====
 
*'''1877-2008''' : {{RecordSearch|1682771|Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://www.familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1682771/waypointsGuatemala Civil Registration by state], FamilySearch, browsable images.
 
*'''1730-1917:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520627 Guatemala baptisms]
*'''1760-1880:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520636 Guatemala deaths]
*'''1750-1930:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520635 Guatemala marriages]
*'''1581-1977:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614809 Guatemala, parish and diocese registers]
 
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016 Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2106095 Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114423 Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040 Guatemala, El Progreso, RENAP Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2392700 Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-2006:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150 Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045 Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319 Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2426084 Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274798 Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274797 Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274796 Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794 Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2422976 Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274791 Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274790 Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274788 Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2444805 Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274785 Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994:''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2284386 Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration]
 
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==== Online Records at Ancestry ($) ====


[https://www.renap.gob.gt/ Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)]<br>
*'''1877-1980''' : [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9884 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980], Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
Main Office<br>
Calzada Roosevelt<br>
13-46 zona 7<br>
Guatemala, Guatemala<br>
PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900


[https://www.renap.gob.gt/contactenos Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat].  Best to use Spanish.
==== Online Records at MyHeritage ($) ====


[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)] has information and request forms:
*'''1877-2008''' : [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30203/guatemala-civil-registration-1877-2008?s=218489221 Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008], MyHeritage, ($), index, incomplete.


*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Birth records]
===Offices to Contact===
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-matrimonio-en-la-republica-de-guatemala-ante-notario-o-ministro-de-culto Marriage records]
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/requisitos-minimos-que-debe-contener-el-informe-de-defuncion Death records]
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-divorcio Divorce records]


On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records.
==Historical Background==


==Background==
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.


<br>Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.
=== Law of the National Registry of Persons (Ley de la RENAP) ===


'''Registro Nacional de las Personas / National Registry of Persons (RENAP)'''
In 2006, Guatemala benefited from the Law of the National Registry of Persons: Law of the RENAP Regulations that created the National Registry of Persons, disappearing the institution of yesteryear called Civil Registry, which was contained in the Civil codes of 1877, 1933 and the current one since 1964. It was in 1877 with the so-called reforming government of General Justo Rufino Barrios, that the Civil Registry separated from the Catholic Church, since then being a "civil" and no longer ecclesiastical Registry.


In 2006, the Law of the National Registry of Persons (RENAP) began, replacing the Civil Registry. The Civil Registry began in 1877 when civil registration was separated from the Catholic Church, making a "civil" and no longer an ecclesiastical registry. The Civil Registry codes were created and updated in 1877, 1933 and the current one in 1964.  
Due to this, the books of Births, Deaths and Marriages, are currently in charge of the National Registry of Persons.


Due to this, the books of births, deaths and marriages are currently in charge of the Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP).
'''Sitio oficial del Registro Nacional de Personas (RENAP)'''


'''Other RENAP websites'''
http://www.renap.gob.gt/<br>


[http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Renap-Guatemala/1847032465 Facebook]
[http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Renap-Guatemala/1847032465 Facebook]


[http://twitter.com/renapgt Twitter]
http://twitter.com/renapgt


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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| Date and place of birth
| Date and place of birth
| Date and place of the marriage
| Date and place of the marriage
| Date and place of death
|Date and place of death
|-
|-
| Name of the child
| Name of the child
| Names of the bride and groom
| Name of the bride and groom
| Name and age of deceased  
|Name and age of deceased  
|-
|-
| Child’s gender  
| Child’s gender  
| Their civil status at the time of marriage
| Their civil status at the time of marriage
| Civil status at the time of death  
|Civil status at the time of death  
|-
|-
| Legitimacy  
| Legitimacy  
| Bride and groom’s birth places and current residences
| Bride and groom’s birth place and current residence
| Civil status and name of spouse if married
|Civil status and name of spouse if married
|-
|-
| Parents’ names, residence, or places of origin
| Parents’ names, residence, or places of origin
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==References==
==References==


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[[es:Registro Civil de Guatemala]]
 
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[[Category:Guatemala]]
[[Category:Guatemala]]
[[Category:Civil Registration]]
[[Category:Civil Registration]]

Revision as of 12:14, 17 January 2020

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records at FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

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Online Records at Ancestry ($)[edit | edit source]

Online Records at MyHeritage ($)[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.

Law of the National Registry of Persons (Ley de la RENAP)[edit | edit source]

In 2006, Guatemala benefited from the Law of the National Registry of Persons: Law of the RENAP Regulations that created the National Registry of Persons, disappearing the institution of yesteryear called Civil Registry, which was contained in the Civil codes of 1877, 1933 and the current one since 1964. It was in 1877 with the so-called reforming government of General Justo Rufino Barrios, that the Civil Registry separated from the Catholic Church, since then being a "civil" and no longer ecclesiastical Registry.

Due to this, the books of Births, Deaths and Marriages, are currently in charge of the National Registry of Persons.

Sitio oficial del Registro Nacional de Personas (RENAP)

http://www.renap.gob.gt/

Facebook

http://twitter.com/renapgt

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

The following information is usually found in these records:

Birth records Marriage records Death records
Date and place of birth Date and place of the marriage Date and place of death
Name of the child Name of the bride and groom Name and age of deceased
Child’s gender Their civil status at the time of marriage Civil status at the time of death
Legitimacy Bride and groom’s birth place and current residence Civil status and name of spouse if married
Parents’ names, residence, or places of origin Names of witnesses Names of parents
Names of witnesses Sometimes the place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

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