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Archives[edit | edit source]
La Paz[edit | edit source]
The historical archive of the state of Baja California Sur "Pablo L. Martinez," named for the state's own renowned historian, has six main record collections or types:
- Documents
- Letters or cartography
- Newspaper archives
- Book collection
- Photographs
- Microfilms
The document collection contains more than 168,000 documents on more than 519 rolls of microfilm. There are also microfilms of other record types, such as:
- American Consulates in La Paz, 1855-1906;
- The National Archives of the Unites States, Washington, D.C. 5 rolls;
- The newspaper La República 1882-1888. 1 rollo;
- The newspaper El Nuevo Mundo 1865-1884. 1 rollo;
- Documents about the Jesuits in Baja California 1686-1793. 1 roll;
- Piracy 1853-1874;
- Military correspondence 1795-1820;
- Letters of Diego de Borica and of Fernando de Rivera y Moncada;
- Problemas indígenas en la misión de Santa Gertrudis 1768, Baja California; 1 roll,202 documents;
- From the Bancroft Library, University of California. Historia de Baja California 1759-1773. 1 roll, 349 documents;
- Historia de Baja California 1761-1773. 1 roll, 415 documentos, Archivo General de la Nación, México;
- Documentos de los libros del registro civil de Santa Rosalía, Mulegé, Comondú y San Ignacio, Baja California Sur. 11 rollos. (Son los únicos de 16 mm);
- Catalog of books from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. 638 microfichas.
An interesting article is entitled The Historical Archives of Baja California Sur: Their Antecedents and Recent Creation.
The library's grand collection is found at:
Historical Archive of Baja California Sur - Pablo Martinez (Archivo Historico de Baja California Sur - Pablo Martinez)
Navarro e/Altamirano y Héroes de la Independencia
Unidad Cultural Profesor Jesús Castro Agundez
Zona Centro
23060 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 0294/612 122 4521
Email: archivohistorico@cultura-bcs.gob.mx
Website: Historical Archive of Baja California Sur - Pablo Martinez
Website #2: Archivo Historico Pablo L. Martinez Baja California Sur
Website #3; Historical Archive Pablo L. Martínez de la Paz, Baja California Sur
Website #4: The Pablo L. Martínez Historical Archive
Website #5: Archivo Histórico Pablo L. Martínez
- One of the purposes of the creation of the State Historical Archive is so that its collections serve as sustenance in the construction of the history of the Californian peninsula. For this reason, one of its central functions is the service to the public, which is mainly made up of researchers and students from upper secondary and higher education.
There are 10 historical archives in five municipalities in the State of Baja California Sur. Here is the website: State of Baja California Sur Historical Archives.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
La Paz[edit | edit source]
Beatriz Turpin Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Beatriz Turpin)
Domicilio conocido
23501 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 121 0100
Email: bp6872@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Beatriz Turpin Municipal Public Library
Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Central Estatal Filemón C. Piñeda)
Navarro Esq. Altamirano s / n (Jesús Castro Agundes Cultural Center), Centro Zone
23060 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 0369
Email: bpcebcs@conaculta.gob.mx
Email #2: bp2374@dgb.gob.mx
Email #3: bp2374@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Website: Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library
Website #2: Biblioteca Central Filemón C. Piñeda
Website #3: Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library
Website #4: Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library
Isidro Municipal Public Library Angle (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Isidro Ángulo)
Domicilio Conocido Km. 22.5 Sur
23240 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 7131
Email: bp8450@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Isidro Municipal Public Library Angle Angle
Leopoldo Ramos Cota Library (Biblioteca Modelo Leopoldo Ramos Cota)
Lic. Antonio Álvarez Rico, Las Garzas
23070 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 122 9259
Email: bp0364@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Email #2: central.tubiblioteca@gmail.com
Website: Leopoldo Ramos Municipal Public Cota Library
Website #2: Biblioteca Modelo Leopoldo Ramos Cota
Website #3: Leopoldo Ramos Public Library
Website #4: Leopoldo Ramos Cota Model Library
Library of the INAH Baja California Sur Center (Biblioteca del Centro INAH Baja California Sur)
Legaspy, between Chiapas and Durango No. 1637
Col. Los Olivos
23040 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 123 0399 Fax: 612 122 7389
Email: jamao.bcs@inah.gob.mx
Website: Library of the INAH Baja California Sur Center
Municipal Public Library Dominga González de Amao (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Dominga González de Amao)
Dentro de la Casa de la Cultura
23200 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 135 5041
Email: bp6873@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Dominga González de Amao
Municipal Public Library Francisco Cota Moreno (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Cota Moreno)
Domicilio Conocido
23210 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 5667 caseta
Email: bp6871@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Francisco Cota Moreno
Municipal Public Library Ing. Marcelo Virgen Lucero (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ing. Marcelo Virgen Lucero)
Av. Francisco I. Madero s/n, entre Miguel Alemán y M. Albañez
San Juan de los Planes
23230 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 114 4015
Email: bp8460@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Ing. Marcelo Virgen Lucero
Municipal Public Library ISSSTE-CNCA (Biblioteca Pública Municipal ISSSTE-CNCA)
Carretera al Sur y Bahía de la Paz (unidad habitacional FOVISSSTE)
La Paz
23080 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 121 2543/122 7619
Email: bp4986@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library ISSSTE-CNCA
Municipal Public Library Las Varitas Foundation, AC (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Fundación las Varitas, A.C.)
Campeche y Tamaulipas s/n
Ciudad del Cielo
23010 La Paz
Email: bp9075@dgb.cultura.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Las Varitas Foundation, AC
Municipal Public Library Maestro Justo Sierra (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Maestro Justo Sierra)
Altamirano Entre Constitución y 5 de Mayo S/N, Centro
23000 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 122 2852
Email: bp0192@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Email #2: bibliotecajs@outlook.es
Email #3: bibliotecamtro.justosierra192@gmail.com
Website: Municipal Public Library Maestro Justo Sierra
Website #2: Biblioteca Pública Maestro Justo Sierra
Website #3: Maestro Justo Sierra Municipal Public Library, La Paz
Website #4: The public library “Maestro Justo Sierra no. 192"
Municipal Public Library María Consuelo Mancilla Moreno (Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Consuelo Mancilla Moreno)
A. Serdán 1440 e Independencia y Reforma
Sindicato Unico de Trabajadores al Servicio del
Estado y Municipios de Baja California Sur
La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 1380
Email: bp8451@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library María Consuelo Mancilla Moreno
Municipal Public Library María Teresa Moreno (Biblioteca Pública Municipal María Teresa Moreno)
Domicilio conocido
23201 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 124 6409 Subdelegación
Email: bp6874@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library María Teresa Moreno
Municipal Public Library P. Carlos Toncini (Biblioteca Pública Municipal P. Carlos Toncini)
Boulevard 5 de Febrero y Revolución
Ciudad de los Niños y Niñas de la Paz
Pueblo Nuevo
23000 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 122 0327 ext. 107
Email: bp8105@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library P. Carlos Toncini
Municipal Public Library Profr. Manuel Torre Iglesias (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profr. Manuel Torre Iglesias)
Gral. Félix Ortega y Juárez (Int. de la Escuela Normal)
23000 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 125 3354
Email: bp1633@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Profr. Manuel Torre Iglesias
Website #2: Biblioteca "Profr. Manuel Torre Iglesias"
Municipal Public Library Retired Teachers (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Maestros Jubilados)
Morelos Esq. Callejón Libertad S/N
Loma Linda
23030 La Paz
Email: bp7569@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library Retired Teachers
Municipal Public Library of the UHM La Paz II (Biblioteca de la U. H. M. la Paz II)
Boulevard Forjadores Km. 3.5. U. H. Militar la Paz II
23080 La Paz
Email: bp8653@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library of the UHM La Paz II
Profra Municipal Public Library. Carlota Vda. from Salgado (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profra. Carlota Vda. de Salgado)
Domicilio conocido
La Paz
Email: bp8449@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Profra Municipal Public Library. Carlota Vda. from Salgado
Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profra. Columba Salgado Pedrín)
Av. Juárez Esq. Álvaro Obregón (Edif. Centro Cultural Siglo Xxi), Todos los Santos
23300 La Paz
Telephone: 52 612 145 0063
Email: bp0733@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Email #2: msdenbiblio_gnbcs@hotmail.com
Website: Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín
Website #2: Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín
Website #3: Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín
There are 14 libraries in four municipalities in the State of Baja California Sur. Here is the website: State of Baja California Sur Libraries.
There are 62 DGB libraries in five municipalities in the State of Baja California Sur. Here is the website: State of Baja California Sur DGB Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
There are 10 museums in four municipalities in the State of Baja California Sur. Here is the website: State of Baja California Sur Museums.