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Archives and Libraries

Archives

Saltillo

Archive of the H. Congress of the State of Coahuila (Archivo del H. Congreso del Estado de Coahuila)
Manuel Acuña y Boulevard Francisco Coss S/N Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 420 9617
Email: mariaangelt@live.com
Website: Archive of the H. Congress of the State of Coahuila

General Archive of Coahuila (Archivo General de Coahuila)
Juan Aldama # 381 esquina General Cepeda Zona Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 490 3016/488 5349
Email: agec.coahuila@gmail.com
Email #2: agecoa@prodigy.net.mx
Website: Archivo General de Coahuila
Website #2: Archivo General del Estado de Coahuila - AGEC
Website #3: General Archive of the State of Coahuila - AGEC
Website #4: Historical Archive of the State of Coahuila

The first website is available only in Spanish. Click on "Documentos en Línea" if you want to see the original images of historical documents online. Click on "Publicaciones y Catálogos en Línea" to see online catalogs of the archive's collection; that way you can find out whether or not the archive has the documents you need without having to call or visit the archive.

Within Coahuila there are many different municipal archives in the many cities within the state. You can view the directory of municipal archives in Spanish, which gives the address, telephone number, and website of each archive.

General Archive of the Judicial Power of the State of Coahuila (Archivo General del Poder Judicial del Estado de Coahuila)
Emilio Carranza Número 505 entre Múzquiz y Corona Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 439 0367
Email: alejandro4444@hotmail.com
Website: General Archive of the Judicial Power of the State of Coahuila

General Archive of Notaries of the State of Coahuila (Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Coahuila)
Boulevar Venustiano Carranza 8475
25207 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 432 5341
Email: dir_notarias@hotmail.com
Website: General Archive of Notaries of the State of Coahuila

Saltillo Municipal Archive (Archivo Municipal de Saltillo)
Juárez y Leona Vicario, s/n
Col. Zona Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 414 4370/414 0284
Email: informes@archivomunicipaldesaltillo.gob.mx
Email #2: reports@archivomunicipaldesaltillo.gob.mx
Email #3: archivomunicipaldesaltillo10@yahoo.com.mx
Email #4: hmoreira@saltillo.gob.mx
Website: Saltillo Municipal Archive
Website #2: Municipal Archive of Saltillo
Website #3: Municipal Archive of Saltillo, Coahuila
Website #4: Municipal Archive of Saltillo
Website #5: Archivo Municipal de Saltillo

The Municipal Archive of Saltillo is the memory of the city; historical itinerary of our land. The Saltillo Municipal Archive protects, orders, classifies, describes, and disseminates the documentary collections generated by the municipal administration.

There are 42 historical archives in 37 municipalities in the State of Coahuila. Here is the website: State of Coahuila Historical Archives.

Libraries

Saltillo

Artemio Library of Valle Arizpe (Biblioteca Artemio de Valle Arizpe)
Francisco I. Madero esq. Cuauhtémoc Zona Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 877 410 10 62
Website: Artemio Library of Valle Arizpe

La Salle University Library, Campus Saltillo (Biblioteca de la Universidad La Salle, Campus Saltillo)
Carr. Antigua Arteaga Km. 8
Col. Las Delicias
25034 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 438 7700 ext. 131
Email: biblioteca@ulsasaltillo.edu.mx
Website: La Salle University Library, Campus Saltillo
Website #2: The La Salle Saltillo University Library

Library of the University of Advanced Studies (UNEA), Campus Saltillo (Biblioteca de la Universidad de Estudios Avanzados (UNEA), Campus Saltillo)
Carmen Aguirre de Fuentes 526 Zona Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 485 1543/485 1222 Fax: 412 0530
Website: Library of the University of Advanced Studies (UNEA), Campus Saltillo

Library of the University of the Valley of Mexico (Biblioteca de la Universidad del Valle de México)
Calle Tezcatlipoca 2301 Fracc. El Portal
25204 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 485 1789/438 0370
Email: victor.beltranm@uvmnet.edu
Website: Library of the University of the Valley of Mexico

There are 15 libraries in two municipalities in the State of Coahuila. Here is the website: State of Coahuila Libraries.

There are 141 DGB libraries in 38 municipalities in the State of Coahuila. Here is the website: State of Coahuila DGB Libraries.

Museums

Saltillo

Palace Museum (Museo del Palacio)
Juárez e Hidalgo s/n, planta baja Centro
25000 Saltillo
Telephone: 52 844 411 8500 ext. 1172
Email: corelaav@outlook.com
Email #2: minagarlo47@gmail.com
Website: Palace Museum

Housed inside the Government Palace of Coahuila, the museum details in an entertaining way the history of the construction of Coahuila through the various times and characters that have led and channeled the efforts of the people of Coahuila, to build a thriving state and in constant development.

There are 66 museums in 20 municipalities in the State of Coahuila. Here is the website: State of Coahuila Museums.

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 :The Municipal Archive of Saltillo is the memory of the city; historical itinerary of our land. The Saltillo Municipal Archive protects, orders, classifies, describes, and disseminates the documentary collections generated by the municipal administration.
+There are 42 historical archives in 37 municipalities in the State of Coahuila.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=archivo&disciplina=&estado_id=5 State of Coahuila Historical Archives.]
 == Libraries ==
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 Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=otra_bib&table_id=743 Library of the University of the Valley of Mexico]
-== Museums ==
-=== Saltillo ===
-'''Community Museum of the House of Culture of Francisco I. Madero''' (Museo Comunitario de la Casa de la Cultura de Francisco I. Madero)<br>
+There are 15 libraries in two municipalities in the State of Coahuila.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=otra_bib&disciplina=&estado_id=5 State of Coahuila Libraries.]
-Av. Vicente Guerrero s/n esq. Durango<br>Col. Benito Juárez<br>27900 Francisco I. Madero (Chávez)<br>
-Telephone: 52 872 773 0292<br>
-Email: [mailto:casadelacultura.madero@hotmail.com casadelacultura.madero@hotmail.com]<br>
-Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=953 Community Museum of the House of Culture of Francisco I. Madero]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.turimexico.com/museo-comunitario-francisco-i-madero-coahuila/ Francisco I. Madero Community Museum, Coahuila]
-:It is a compilation of both historical and representative pieces of our municipality, which have been added through the donation of the people of our community, for the rescue of abandoned instruments and pieces and the photographic taking of illustrious facts and characters; in it we find the 80 years of life of our city as well as the data of its origins.
+There are 141 DGB libraries in 38 municipalities in the State of Coahuila.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=biblioteca&disciplina=&estado_id=5 State of Coahuila DGB Libraries.]
-'''Cultural Museum of Arteaga''' (Museo Cultural de Arteaga)<br>
+== Museums ==
-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 6 Poniente Norte<br>
-Col. Jardín<br>22350 Arteaga<br>
-Telephone: 52 844 483 0082/483 0033 ext. 127/483 0096<br>
-Email: [mailto:culturadearteaga@hotmail.com culturadearteaga@hotmail.com]<br>
-Email #2: [mailto:museoculturaldearteaga@live.com.mx museoculturaldearteaga@live.com.mx]<br>
-Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=1838 Cultural Museum of Arteaga]
-:At present, this property functions as the Colonel Lucio Dávila Rumayor Cultural Center.  In it, in addition to the museum, is the Municipal Archive, the office of the Historic Center, the Chronicler's office, and the Gallery where music, sculpture and courses are taught, painting for children and young people. It also has a library and photo library.
+=== Saltillo ===
-'''José Ángel Villarreal Museum''' (Museo José Ángel Villarreal)<br>
-Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos s/n<br>Col. Benito Juárez<br>26230 Ciudad Acuña<br>
-Telephone: 52 877 773 3029<br>
-Email: [mailto:direcciondearteyculturaacuna@gmail.com direcciondearteyculturaacuna@gmail.com]<br>
-Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=1305 José Ángel Villarreal Museum]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.turimexico.com/museo-jose-angel-villarreal-coahuila/ José Ángel Villarreal Museum, Coahuila]
-:Located in the old Acuña railway station in a building built in 1960, the museum was created to disseminate and treasure local history and indigenous natural history.
-'''Historical Museum of the City or House of the Hill''' (Museo Histórico de la Ciudad. Casa del Cerro)<br>
-Calz. Industria s/n<br>Col. Durangueña<br>27000 Torreón<br>
-Telephone: 52 871 716 5072<br>
-Email: [mailto:museocasadelcerro.direccion@gmail.com museocasadelcerro.direccion@gmail.com]<br>
-Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=959 Historical Museum of the City or House of the Hill]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/MuseoCasadelCerro/ Museo Casa del Cerro]
-:It is located in a house-room built in 1904 by the architect and engineer Federico Wulff, who along with his family lived there for many years. Due to its strategic location, which offers a panoramic view of the entire city, it was used as a trench by General Francisco Villa during the taking of Torreón. In the 1950s the building was used as a military barracks and later it housed a small neighborhood. It was inaugurated as a museum on February 11, 1994, with the aim of spreading the history of the city.
-'''Historical Museum of Múzquiz''' (Museo Histórico de Múzquiz)<br>
-Hidalgo 205 Centro<br>26340 Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz<br>
-Telephone: 52 861 616 6968/616 1991<br>
-Email: [mailto:museomuzquiz@hotmail.com museomuzquiz@hotmail.com]<br>
-Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=57 Historical Museum of Múzquiz]<br>
-Website #2: [https://www.zonaturistica.com/que-hacer/coahuila/muzquiz/museo-historico-de-muzquiz Historical Museum of Múzquiz]
-:It functioned as a school in 1905 and its building is considered historical heritage. It was inaugurated as a museum on November 20, 1984. In its different rooms, it exhibits paleontological, archaeological and object collections alluding to the history of the municipality. Annex is the Historical Archive, which protects historical documents of the region.
 '''Palace Museum''' (Museo del Palacio)<br>
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 :Housed inside the Government Palace of Coahuila, the museum details in an entertaining way the history of the construction of Coahuila through the various times and characters that have led and channeled the efforts of the people of Coahuila, to build a thriving state and in constant development.
+There are 66 museums in 20 municipalities in the State of Coahuila. Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=museo&disciplina=&estado_id=5 State of Coahuila Museums.]
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