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Archives and Libraries

Archives

Diocesan Historical Archive of León
Leon
Telephone: (505) 311 4221
Email: melendus@mauriciomelendez.net

The archive contains some of the oldest surviving records in Nicaragua. Leon Archivo Histórico Diocesano also houses marriage records for much of Nicaragua dating back to 1783, when it was an ecclesiastical seat.

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Central American Archives
4th Avenue, 7th and 8th Streets, Zone 1
Guatemala City, Guatemala

This History of the General Archive of Central America located in Guatemala gives more detail on the types of records held.

CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Acquires Central American Archives

Finding Aid

Costa Rica Catalogue Search

Accessing the CRL Collections Information on borrowing records

"The Archivo General de Centroamérica (Central American Archives) 1544-1821, in Guatemala, is the most comprehensive collection found anywhere in the world of historical records spanning the period of Spanish rule in the Americas. The holdings of the Archivo include myriad types of documents covering a host of cultural, legislative, judicial, fiscal, economic, religious, military, agricultural and commercial matters pertaining to the Kingdom of Guatemala, an area which, from the time of the Conquest in 1544 through 1821, embraced modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas."

Libraries

National Library Rubén Darío
Plaza de la Republica
Managua
Telephone: (505) 868 60161
Website: National Library Rubén Darío
Website #2: National Library of Nicaragua Rubén Darío

Museums

Chorotega Nicarao Enrique Berio Mantica Museum
Maroon, Chinandega
Telephone: (505) 2341 2491 Ext. 121/575 0051
Email: egretta01@yahoo.com
Website: Chorotega Nicarao Enrique Berio Mantica Museum
Website #2: Chorotega Nicarao Museum "Enrique Berio Mantica"

Objectives: Contribute to the strengthening of the culture and education of the Chinandegana society. Tribute to the ancestral peoples of Nicaragua, the Chorotegas and Nicaraos.

CIDCA Historical Cultural Museum
Bicu-Cidca
Bluefields
Telephone: (505) 2572 2735
Email: bicucidca@gmail.com
Website: CIDCA Historical Cultural Museum
Website #2: Bicu-Cidca
Website #3: CIDCA Historical Cultural Museum

CIDCA Historical Cultural Museum of the Caribbean Coast BICU – CIDCA is recognized as the space that promotes, conserves and emphasize the cultural and historical researches about the Nicaraguan Caribbean Region in the city of Bluefields since 1982.

Museum of Anthropology and History of Rivas
Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería
1 block East, 1 ½ block North
Rivas, Managua
Telephone: (505) 2563 3708
Email: museoderivas@yahoo.es
Website: Museum of Anthropology and History of Rivas
Website #2: Rivas Museum of History and Anthropology

The building functions as a museum that has interesting expositions in several rooms. The first room is the largest one and here you can find exhibits of pre-Columbian pottery that was recovered or dug up during expeditions. In another room full of paintings the most representative legends of Rivas are depicted.

National Museum of Nicaragua
Palacio de la Cultura
4 Calle Noreste
Managua
Website: National Museum of Nicaragua
Website #2: National Museum
Website #3: National Museum of Nicaragua
Website #4: National Museum of Nicaragua

The National Museum of Nicaragua houses many fascinating old artifacts and artworks. Its paintings date from the Pre-Columbian period and it also has statuettes and ceramics as well as a great variety of other artworks.

Pre-Columbian Museum of Chagüitillo
Villa Chagüitillo
Sébaco
Matagalpa
Telephone: (505) 5755 9148
Email: cihualcoatl.09@gmail.com
Website: Pre-Columbian Museum of Chagüitillo

The Pre-Columbian museum in Chagüitillo is one of the most interesting places in the area of Sébaco to learn more about the rich history of this region. In the zone of Chagüitillo (a small settlement 4 kilometers from the city of Sébaco) there are several archeological sites where hundreds of petroglyphs and other ancient objects can be found.

For a list of museums in Nicaragua, go to List of museums in Nicaragua in Wikipedia.