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Guatemala
(Department) is the home of the national capital, Guatemala City. The capital was moved to the Valle de la Ermita after earthquakes partially destroyed its previous location in what is now known as "Antigua Guatemala"
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Guatemala
Department is the home of
the
national
capital, Guatemala
City
. This is where many of the records of the nation are held, many going back to the
1500s from
soon after the
Spaniards arrived in the region
and
colonized it
.
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Historically,
Guatemala
was
the capital
of Central America
,
then known as ''Capitanía General de
Guatemala
'' or General Capitancy of Guatemala and part of the Virreinato de la Nueva España (Viceroyalty of New Spain or Mexico)
. This is where many of the records of the nation are held, many going back to the
1500's,
soon after the
Spanish colonization
and
include some from other Central American countries
.
<br>
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
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An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1614809 FamilySearch.org.]
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An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1614809 FamilySearch.org.]
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A wiki article describing this collection found at:
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A wiki article describing this collection found at:
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*[[Guatemala,
_Guatemala_City
,
_1877_General_Census_
(
FamilySearch_Historical_Records
)|Guatemala, Guatemala City 1877 General Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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*[[Guatemala,
Guatemala City
,
1877 General Census
(
FamilySearch Historical Records
)|Guatemala, Guatemala City 1877 General Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[Category:Guatemala]]
[[Category:Guatemala]]