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Website #3: [https://culturabcs.gob.mx/recinto/16 Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library]<br>
Website #3: [https://culturabcs.gob.mx/recinto/16 Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library]<br>
Website #4: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=1979 Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library]
Website #4: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=1979 Filemón C. Piñeda State Central Public Library]
'''Isidro Municipal Public Library Angle''' (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Isidro Ángulo)<br>
Domicilio Conocido Km. 22.5 Sur<br>23240 La Paz<br>
Telephone: 52 612 125 7131<br>Email: [mailto:bp8450@dgb.gob.mx bp8450@dgb.gob.mx]<br>
Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=451 Isidro Municipal Public Library Angle Angle]


'''Leopoldo Ramos Cota Library''' (Biblioteca Modelo Leopoldo Ramos Cota)<br>
'''Leopoldo Ramos Cota Library''' (Biblioteca Modelo Leopoldo Ramos Cota)<br>
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'''Municipal Public Library Maestro Justo Sierra''' (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Maestro Justo Sierra)<br>
'''Municipal Public Library Maestro Justo Sierra''' (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Maestro Justo Sierra)<br>
Altamirano Entre Constitución y 5 de Mayo S/N, Centro<br>23000 La Paz<br>
Altamirano Entre Constitución y 5 de Mayo S/N, Centro<br>23000 La Paz<br>
Telephone: 612 122 2852<br>Email: [mailto:bp0192@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx bp0192@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx]<br>
Telephone: 52 612 122 2852<br>Email: [mailto:bp0192@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx bp0192@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx]<br>
Email #2: [mailto:bibliotecajs@outlook.es bibliotecajs@outlook.es]<br>
Email #2: [mailto:bibliotecajs@outlook.es bibliotecajs@outlook.es]<br>
Email #3: [mailto:bibliotecamtro.justosierra192@gmail.com bibliotecamtro.justosierra192@gmail.com]<br>
Email #3: [mailto:bibliotecamtro.justosierra192@gmail.com bibliotecamtro.justosierra192@gmail.com]<br>
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'''Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín''' (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profra. Columba Salgado Pedrín)<br>
'''Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín''' (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profra. Columba Salgado Pedrín)<br>
Av. Juárez Esq. Álvaro Obregón (Edif. Centro Cultural Siglo Xxi), Todos los Santos<br>23300 La Paz<br>
Av. Juárez Esq. Álvaro Obregón (Edif. Centro Cultural Siglo Xxi), Todos los Santos<br>23300 La Paz<br>
Telephone: 612 145 0063<br>Email: [mailto:bp0733@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx bp0733@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx]<br>
Telephone: 52 612 145 0063<br>Email: [mailto:bp0733@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx bp0733@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx]<br>
Email #2: [mailto:msdenbiblio_gnbcs@hotmail.com msdenbiblio_gnbcs@hotmail.com]<br>
Email #2: [mailto:msdenbiblio_gnbcs@hotmail.com msdenbiblio_gnbcs@hotmail.com]<br>
Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=435 Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín]<br>
Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=435 Profra Municipal Public Library. Columba Salgado Pedrín]<br>

Revision as of 11:07, 14 July 2020

Baja California Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Record Types
Baja California Background
Local Research Resources


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.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

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 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. Amelia Wilkes Ceseña (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Profra. Amelia Wilkes Ceseña)
Highway to Todos Santos (next to the Municipal Delegation)
Cabo San Lucas
23470 Los Cabos
Telephone: 52 624 143 0949
Fax: 624 143 6817
Email: bp4072@dgb.conaculta.gob.mx
Email #2: bibliotecale4072@hotmail.com
Website: Profra Municipal Public Library. Amelia Wilkes Ceseña
Website #2: Biblioteca pública prof.Amelia wilkes ceseña]

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

Museums[edit | edit source]