| Official Name: | Santa Lucía Milpas Altas |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Guatemala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guatemala |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guatemala |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sacatepéquez Department |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 15570 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 14.5833°N -90.6833°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Cwb |
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas (pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. The town has a population of 12,234 (2018 census).[2]
See also: Order of Preachers.
In the 1540s, bishop Francisco Marroquín split the ecclesiastical administration of the central valley of Guatemala between the Order of Preachers and the Franciscans, assigning Sumpango's curato to the former. In 1638, the Dominicans separated their large doctrines in groups revolving around six convents:
| Convent | Doctrines or curatos | Convent | Doctrines or curatos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala |
| Amatitlán | ||
| Verapaz | ||||
| Sonsonate |
| |||
| San Salvador |
| Sacapulas |
Ecclesiastic historian Domingo Juarros wrote that in 1754, by virtue of a royal order of the borbon reforms of king Carlos III all curatos and doctrines of the regular clergy were moved on to the secular clergy.
Santa Lucía Milpas Altas has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwb).
This municipality is 9 km from Antigua Guatemala.