Guatemala Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

Spanish Colonization (1524-1821)

Modern-day Guatemala was the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. Most of the country was conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century, becoming part of New Spain. Guatemala gained independence in 1821 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America, which dissolved by 1841.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 at FamilySearch - index and images	1581-1977	Baptisms, confirmations, parish censuses, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations, deaths, and indexes	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala Baptisms, 1730-1917 at FamilySearch - index	1730-1917	Baptisms	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala Marriages, 1750-1930 at FamilySearch - index	1750-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala Deaths, 1760-1880 at FamilySearch - index	1760-1880	Deaths	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry.com ($) - index	1730-1917	Baptisms	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry.com ($) - index	1750-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Select Deaths, 1760-1880 at Ancestry.com ($) - index	1760-1880	Deaths	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1730-1917	Baptisms	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1750-1930	Marriages	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Guatemala, Deaths, 1760-1880 at MyHeritage ($) - index	1760-1880	Deaths	Spanish	Catholic Guatemalans
Central America, Colonial Records, 1607-1902 at FamilySearch - images	1607-1902	Census	Spanish	Guatemalans
Pasaportes, 1579-1873 at FamilySearch - images	1579-1873	Passports	Spanish	Guatemalans
Spain, Consular Records of Emigarants, 1808-1960 at FamilySearch - images	1808-1960	Immigration records	Spanish	Spanish immigrants to Guatemala
Tierras y propiedades, 1518-1902 at FamilySearch - images	1518-1902	Land and property records	Spanish	Land-owning Guatemalans
Tierras y propiedades, 1570-1820 at FamilySearch - images	1570-1820	Land and property records	Spanish	Land-owning Guatemalans
Tierras y propiedades, 1579-1894 at FamilySearch - images	1579-1894	Land and property records	Spanish	Land-owning Guatemalans
Hojas de Servicios Militares de América : Guatemala, 1789-1799 at FamilySearch - images	1789-1799	Military records	Spanish	People, who served in the Spanish military
Protocolos, 1508-1898 at FamilySearch - images	1508-1898	Notarial records	Spanish	Guatemalans
Protocolos, 1543-1722 at FamilySearch - images	1543-1722	Notarial records	Spanish	Guatemalans
Pensiones (y cedulas reales), 1607-1821 at FamilySearch - images	1607-1821	Pensions	Spanish	Guatemalans
Pensiones, 1646 at FamilySearch - images	1646	Pensions	Spanish	Guatemalans
Pensiones, 1648-1727 at FamilySearch - images	1648-1727	Pensions	Spanish	Guatemalans

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