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Historical Archive of the State of Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

This important archive contains an extensive documentary collection for the history of the region. This collection includes the years 1557 to 1940. It also includes the part of the file of the city council of the city of Zacatecas that was rescued after the fire of November 27, 1975. On that occasion, the historical archive was in the eastern part of the palace of government. Unfortunately, much of the documentation was destroyed, including civil registry books, testaments, donations and participations given by the miners to the king to exploit the wealth of the mines, historical documents of the Superior Court and the Supreme Court of Justice, as well as as invaluable books of theology, philosophy and the history of Zacatecas.

Much of the documentation that currently is in the historical archive includes the colonial and national periods. The documentation is quite varied, and includes several case files that refer to the real estate, town hall, township, mayor, quartermaster, and Indian villages. The documentation also includes cedularios, as well as a wide collection of notary and notary protocols. The file is chronologically classified into backgrounds, series, and sub-series.

The documents that this important archive protects are very valuable and contain abundant information about geography, language, registers, breeding of animals, agriculture, use of natural resources, manufacturing of raw materials, construction of buildings, trade, work, commercial and industrial organization, standard of living and daily routine, social stratification, kinship, family, community, territorial organization, state, governmental activities, political life, crimes and sanctions, justice, numbers, measures, and daily life of the indigenous groups of this region. It also has a small library with books and old publications.

The file is located at Calle Lomas del Calvario No. 105, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Phone: (492) 923-2409. The schedule is from 9:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m.

The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Zacatecas has a collection of five million documents that are a memory of the life of this important municipality. The effort that the authorities have made to modernize and promote this place is paying off, two years ago more than 800,000 pesos were invested in the acquisition of modern scanner equipment in order to digitally preserve the historic memory of this city. Some of the documents that are found there date from 1606 and 1612, years in which there was a strong mining activity not only in Zacatecas, but in other municipalities and even other regions of the country.

Among the many documents that can be found there are the cabildo books that contain very valuable historical-genealogical information. Several sections of documents referring to the town council and municipal administration of Zacatecas during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are kept in this file. In addition, there are collections referring to the political headquarters of Zacatecas, which had jurisdiction over other neighboring municipalities during the Porfiriato. At the same time, a complete collection of the Official Newspaper of the Government of the State of Zacatecas is preserved. The documents related to the colonial period of Zacatecas and even Fresnillo are few but valuable. The archives of the Grand Lodge of the State of Zacatecas Jesús González Ortega are on loan.

The interest of the Zacatecana community and all of Mexico in the digital preservation of historical documents is evidenced by the number of students in researchers who come to the facilities of the municipal historical archive of Zacatecas to use the services provided there.
The address of this file is; Calzada Héroes de Chapultepec 1110, Col Lázaro Cárdenas. Phone: (492) 925-3785, with hours from 9:00 a.m. at 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

The Archive of the Parish of Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

Here we can find the documentation related to the administration of the greater parish of Zacatecas. Its content is truly a treasure, since it contains books of baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as those generated by the notary's vicar, that is to say, processes initiated to parishioners within the framework of the ecclesiastical law, and books of the brotherhoods of worship that existed in Zacatecas. There are also many books with sacramental records of other parishes in the state. One of the most important collections are the books that contain the chaplaincies, factories, and registers, since they contain a lot of valuable historical-genealogical information. This file is located in the Church of Santo Domingo in the square of Santo Domingo, just a few steps from the cathedral in Zacatecas, Zacatecas. Phone: (492) 922-0232

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 The file is located at Calle Lomas del Calvario No. 105, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Phone: (492) 923-2409. The schedule is from 9:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m.
-==The Municipal Historical Archive of Zacatecas ==
+==The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Zacatecas ==
-== El Archivo Histórico Municipal de Zacatecas ==
+The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Zacatecas has a collection of five million documents that are a memory of the life of this important municipality. The effort that the authorities have made to modernize and promote this place is paying off, two years ago more than 800,000 pesos were invested in the acquisition of modern scanner equipment in order to digitally preserve the historic memory of this city. Some of the documents that are found there date from 1606 and 1612, years in which there was a strong mining activity not only in Zacatecas, but in other municipalities and even other regions of the country.
-El Archivo Histórico del municipio de Zacatecas tiene un acervo de cinco millones de documentos que son memoria de la vida de este importante municipio. El esfuerzo que las autoridades han hecho para modernizar e impulsar este lugar están dando frutos, hace dos años se invirtieron más de 800,000 pesos en la adquisición de un moderno equipos de escáner, a fin de preservar digitalmente la memoria histórica de esta ciudad. Algunos de los documentos que ahí se encuentran datan de 1606 y 1612, años en los que se registró una fuerte actividad minera no solo en Zacatecas sino en otros municipios e incluso otras regiones del país <br>
+Among the many documents that can be found there are the cabildo books that contain very valuable historical-genealogical information. Several sections of documents referring to the town council and municipal administration of Zacatecas during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are kept in this file. In addition, there are collections referring to the political headquarters of Zacatecas, which had jurisdiction over other neighboring municipalities during the Porfiriato. At the same time, a complete collection of the Official Newspaper of the Government of the State of Zacatecas is preserved. The documents related to the colonial period of Zacatecas and even Fresnillo are few but valuable. The archives of the Grand Lodge of the State of Zacatecas Jesús González Ortega are on loan. <br> <br>
-Entre los muchos documentos que ahí podemos encontrar destacan los libros de cabildo que contienen muy valiosa información histórico-genealógica. Se conservan en este archivo varias secciones de documentos referentes al cabildo y administración municipal de Zacatecas durante los siglos XIX y XX. Además existen colecciones referentes a la Jefatura política de Zacatecas, que tenía jurisdicción sobre otras municipalidades aledañas, durante el Porfiriato. Al mismo tiempo se preserva una colección completa del Periódico Oficial del Gobierno del estado de Zacatecas. Son contados pero valiosos los documentos relativos al periodo colonial de Zacatecas e incluso de Fresnillo. Están en comodato los archivos de la Gran Logia del Estado de Zacatecas Jesús González Ortega. <br>
+The interest of the Zacatecana community and all of Mexico in the digital preservation of historical documents is evidenced by the number of students in researchers who come to the facilities of the municipal historical archive of Zacatecas to use the services provided there. <br> The address of this file is; Calzada Héroes de Chapultepec 1110, Col Lázaro Cárdenas. Phone: (492) 925-3785, with hours from 9:00 a.m. at 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
-El interés de la comunidad Zacatecana y de todo México en la preservación digital de los documentos históricos se pone de manifiesto por el número de estudiantes en investigadores que acuden a las instalaciones del archivo histórico municipal de Zacatecas para utilizar los servicios que ahí se brindan. <br> La dirección de este archivo es; Calzada Héroes de Chapultepec 1110, Col Lázaro Cárdenas. Tel. (492) 925-3785, con horario de 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. de Lunes a Viernes.
+==The Archive of the Parish of Zacatecas==
-== El Archivo Parroquial de Zacatecas  ==
-Aquí podremos encontrar la documentación relativa a la administración de la parroquia mayor de Zacatecas. Su contenido es verdaderamente un tesoro, dado que se contienen libros de bautismos, matrimonios y entierros, así como los generados por la notaría del vicario, es decir procesos incoados a feligreses, en el marco del derecho eclesiástico, y libros de las cofradías de culto que existieron en Zacatecas. También se encuentran ahí muchos libros con registros sacramentales de otras parroquias del estado. Una de las colecciones más importantes son los libros que contienen las capellanías, fábricas y padrones ya que en ellos podemos localizar mucha información de carácter histórico-genealógico muy valiosa. <br>
-Este archivo se encuentra ubicado en la Iglesia de Santo Domingo, en la plazuela de Santo Domingo, justo a unos pasos de la catedral en Zacatecas, Zacatecas. Tel. (492) 922-0232
+Here we can find the documentation related to the administration of the greater parish of Zacatecas. Its content is truly a treasure, since it contains books of baptisms, marriages, and burials, as well as those generated by the notary's vicar, that is to say, processes initiated to parishioners within the framework of the ecclesiastical law, and books of the brotherhoods of worship that existed in Zacatecas. There are also many books with sacramental records of other parishes in the state. One of the most important collections are the books that contain the chaplaincies, factories, and registers, since they contain a lot of valuable historical-genealogical information.
+This file is located in the Church of Santo Domingo in the square of Santo Domingo, just a few steps from the cathedral in Zacatecas, Zacatecas. Phone: (492) 922-0232
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