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Archives[edit | edit source]

Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

Archive of the Legislative Branch of the State of Zacatecas (Archivo del Poder Legislativo del Estado de Zacatecas)
Fernando Villalpando 320 Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 2309 Extensión: 103
Email: nova_mar10@hotmail.com
Website: Archive of the Legislative Branch of the State of Zacatecas

General Archive of Notaries of the State of Zacatecas (Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Zacatecas)
Cd. Administrativa, Circuito cerro del gato, edif. I, segundo piso
Zacatecas
Telephone: 491 5000 Ext. 25168
Email: direcciondenotarias@zacatecas.gob.mx
Website: General Archive of Notaries of the State of Zacatecas

General Archive of the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Zacatecas (Archivo General de Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Estado de Zacatecas)
Calle Industria No. 10 Zona Industrial
98604 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 927 8585
Email: archivogeneralmartin@hotmail.com
Email #2: martin.wenceslado@TSJzac.gob.mx
Website: General Archive of the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Zacatecas

Historical Archive of the House of Legal Culture of Zacatecas (Archivo Histórico de la Casa de la Cultura Jurídica de Zacatecas)
Genaro Codina No. 613 Centro Histórico
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 924 2383
Website: Historical Archive of the House of Legal Culture of Zacatecas

Historical Archive of the Mauricio Magdaleno Library, Zacatecas (Archivo Histórico de la Biblioteca Mauricio Magdaleno, Zacatecas)
Calzada Cerro del Grillo No. 100 Complejo Vial Quebradilla
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 924 0562
Email: jasm661220@yahoo.com.mx
Website: Historical Archive of the Mauricio Magdaleno Library, Zacatecas

Historical Archive Profr. Salvador Vidal García of the Normal School "Manuel Ávila Camacho", Zacatecas (Archivo Histórico Profr. Salvador Vidal García de la Escuela Normal “Manuel Ávila Camacho”, Zacatecas)
Elías Amador No. 302 Sierra de Álica
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 496 922 0121
Email: ahenmac.clio@gmail.com
Website: Historical Archive Profr. Salvador Vidal García of the Normal School "Manuel Ávila Camacho", Zacatecas

Historical Archive of the State of Zacatecas (Archivo Histórico del Estado de Zacatecas)
Calle Lomas del Calvario No. 105 Díaz Ordaz
98020 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 1192/492 922 2184 Extensión: 142/492 923 2409
Email: ahez@live.com.mx
Website: Historical Archive of the State of Zacatecas

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.

Municipal Archive of Zacatecas (Archivo Municipal de Zacatecas)
Calzada Héroes de Chapultepec 1110 Lázaro Cárdenas
98040 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 923 9421 Extensión: 1127
Email: archivompal_zacatecas@yahoo.com
Website: Municipal Archive of 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.
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 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


There are 67 historical archives in 58 municipalities in the State of Zacatecas. Here is the website: State of Zacatecas Historical Archives.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

Cieneguilla Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Cieneguilla)
Emiliano Zapata s/n
98170 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 2190
Email: bp5792@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Cieneguilla Municipal Public Library

The Constitution Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal La Constitución)
Elias Amador 302
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 0121/922 6857
Email: biblioteca2432zac@hotmail.com
Website: The Constitution Municipal Public Library

Francisco Herrera Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Herrera)
Plazuela San Agustín 202
98017 Zacatecas
Email: biblioteca7395zac@hotmail.com
Website: Francisco Herrera Municipal Public Library

Las Huertas Public Library (Biblioteca Pública De Las Huertas)
Av Magisterial s/n Las Huertas
98087 Zacatecas
Email: bp9017@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Las Huertas Public Library

Lázaro Cárdenas Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Lázaro Cárdenas)
Colección en Resguardo en la Coordinación
98174 Zacatecas
Email: biblioteca7857zac@hotmail.com
Website: Lázaro Cárdenas Municipal Public Library

Mauricio Magdaleno
Calz. del Grillo 100 Complejo Vial Quebradillas Zona Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 924 0562
Email: bp1481@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Mauricio Magdaleno

Municipal Public Library ISSSTE-CNCA 17 (Biblioteca Pública Municipal ISSSTE-CNCA 17)
Alameda Trinidad García de la Cadena No. 312 Col. Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 925 6261/492 909 8310
Email: bp1119@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Municipal Public Library ISSSTE-CNCA 17

Municipal Public Library Mtro. Veremundo Carrillo Trujillo (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Mtro. Veremundo Carrillo Trujillo)
Mina Antonio R. Ortiz 601 Las Palmas
98050 Zacatecas
Email: biblioteca7396zac@hotmail.com
Website: Municipal Public Library Mtro. Veremundo Carrillo Trujillo

Municipal Public Library Roberto A. Almanza (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Lic. Roberto A. Almanza)
Pedro Ruiz González s/n entre sombrerete y río grande
98019 Zacatecas
Email: biblioteca7858zac@hotmail.com
Website: Municipal Public Library Roberto A. Almanza

Roberto Cabral del Hoyo Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Roberto Cabral del Hoyo)
Mercado Gonzalez Ortega Int. 4 Bajos Col. Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 925 3254
Email: bp7602@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Roberto Cabral del Hoyo Municipal Public Library

Roberto Ramos Dávila Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal Roberto Ramos Dávila)
Av. Begonias s/n Felipe Ángeles
98087 Zacatecas
Email: bp7859@dgb.gob.mx
Website: Roberto Ramos Dávila Municipal Public Library

Zacatecas Municipal Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Municipal De Zacatecas)
Centro Educativo Integrado Roberto Cabral del Hoyo Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Website: Zacatecas Municipal Public Library


There are 26 libraries in two municipalities in the State of Zacatecas. Here is the website: State of Zacatecas Libraries.

There are 242 DGB libraries in 58 municipalities in the State of Zacatecas. Here is the website: State of Zacatecas DGB Libraries.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Zacatecas[edit | edit source]

Rafael Coronel Museum (Museo Rafael Coronel)
Cjón. de San Francisco s/n Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 8116/924 2160
Email: museorafael@hotmail.com
Website: Rafael Coronel Museum

In the museum's rooms it houses a collection of more than 16 thousand pieces including masks, drawings, pots, terracotta, pre-Hispanic objects, puppets, votive offerings, paintings, handicrafts, musical instruments and colonial furniture. His collection of masks is considered the largest in the world. It also has a collection of works by Diego Rivera, including the study of the self - portrait is Diego child for the mural Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda , work is on permanent display at the Museo Mural Diego Rivera in the city from Mexico.

Zacatecano Museum (Museo Zacatecano)
Dr. Ignacio Hierro 307 Centro
98000 Zacatecas
Telephone: 492 922 6580/922 6520
Email: museozac@hotmail.com
Website: Zacatecano Museum
Website #2: Museo Zacatecano

In the museum's permanent rooms it exhibits a collection of Huichol embroidery, contemporary Huichol art (mural made up of 80 pieces with more than two million beads), colonial ironworks from the 17th to the 19th centuries, popular religious altarpieces from the 19th century, numerous handicrafts and a series photographic about the Huichols taken in the 1940s by Juan Víctor Arauz.


There are 41 museums in 21 municipalities in the State of Zacatecas. Here is the website: State of Zacatecas Museums.

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