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===Online Sources=== | ===Online Sources=== | ||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=guatemala&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Guatemala | |||
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | ||
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Guatemala under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | *[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Guatemala under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". | ||
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
====Passports==== | ====Passports==== | ||
*'''1579-1873''' | *'''1579-1873''' {{FSC|359629|item|disp=Pasaportes, 1579-1873}}, images | ||
*'''1917, 1920-22''' | *'''1917, 1920-22''' {{FSC|1949737|item|disp=Registros de la Legación de España en Centroamérica, Guatemala}}, images | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Guatemala== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Guatemala== | ||
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
===Immigration to Guatemala=== | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]===Immigration to Guatemala=== | ||
====Spanish Guatemalans==== | ====Spanish Guatemalans==== | ||
*The arrival of the Spaniards in Guatemala began in 1524 with the conquest of the '''Guatemalan Highlands and neighboring Pacific plain''' under the command of Pedro de Alvarado. After the conquest and the colonial era, more people came to the country not as conquerors, but to do business or daily activities. | *The arrival of the Spaniards in Guatemala began in 1524 with the conquest of the '''Guatemalan Highlands and neighboring Pacific plain''' under the command of Pedro de Alvarado. After the conquest and the colonial era, more people came to the country not as conquerors, but to do business or daily activities. | ||
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===Emigration from Guatemala=== | ===Emigration from Guatemala=== | ||
A significant number of Guatemalans live outside of their country. The majority of the Guatemalan diaspora is located in the United States of America, with estimates ranging from 480,665 to 1,489,426. Emigration to the United States of America has led to the growth of Guatemalan communities in '''California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Rhode Island and elsewhere since the 1970s.''' | A significant number of Guatemalans live outside of their country. The majority of the Guatemalan diaspora is located in the United States of America, with estimates ranging from 480,665 to 1,489,426. Emigration to the United States of America has led to the growth of Guatemalan communities in '''California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Rhode Island and elsewhere since the 1970s.''' | ||
Below are estimates of the number of Guatemalans living abroad for certain countries: | <br> | ||
'''Below are estimates of the number of Guatemalans living abroad for certain countries:'''<br> | |||
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===Guatemalan | ====Guatemalan Emigration to the United States==== | ||
*Up until the 1960s, Guatemalan migration to the US was negligible. | *Up until the 1960s, Guatemalan migration to the US was negligible. | ||
*The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics notes the first trickles of migration in the 1940s and 50s, but migration truly began to increase through the 1970s and 80s. | *The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics notes the first trickles of migration in the 1940s and 50s, but migration truly began to increase through the 1970s and 80s. | ||
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*Guatemalans have primarily settled in '''California, Florida and Texas'''. As of 2015, 29% of Guatemalans in the US lived in California while 8% respectively lived in Florida and Texas. | *Guatemalans have primarily settled in '''California, Florida and Texas'''. As of 2015, 29% of Guatemalans in the US lived in California while 8% respectively lived in Florida and Texas. | ||
*Within California, Guatemalans are concentrated in '''Los Angeles (20%)'''. Within these cities, ethnic enclaves and already-present communities help receive new migrants, connecting them with jobs and easing the transition, thus decreasing the linguistic and cultural costs of migration.<ref>"Guatemalan Immigration to the United States", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_immigration_to_the_United_States, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref> | *Within California, Guatemalans are concentrated in '''Los Angeles (20%)'''. Within these cities, ethnic enclaves and already-present communities help receive new migrants, connecting them with jobs and easing the transition, thus decreasing the linguistic and cultural costs of migration.<ref>"Guatemalan Immigration to the United States", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_immigration_to_the_United_States, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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====Guatemalan Emigration to Mexico==== | |||
*There has been a Guatemalan presence in Mexico since at least 1895, when the National Census counted 14,004 individuals, however this dropped to 5,820 in 1900. | *There has been a Guatemalan presence in Mexico since at least 1895, when the National Census counted 14,004 individuals, however this dropped to 5,820 in 1900. | ||
*Due to the devastating Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), many Guatemalans were allowed into Mexico as refugees. Some stayed only temporarily, but others settled down in the country. | *Due to the devastating Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), many Guatemalans were allowed into Mexico as refugees. Some stayed only temporarily, but others settled down in the country. | ||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.] </span> | ||
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[Argentina Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[Argentina Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[Chile Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[Chile Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | *[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Guatemalans | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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