Colima Archives and Libraries

Colima
General Archive of Notaries of the State of Colima (Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Colima) Calzada Pedro A. Galván, esq. con Aldama Palacio Legislativo y de Justicia Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 1814/313 9290 Email: [mailto:pega79@hotmail.com pega79@hotmail.com] Website: General File of Notaries of the State of Colima Website #2: General Archive of Notaries of the State of Colima

Historical Archive of the Autonomous University of Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Universidad Autónoma de Colima) Avenida 20 de Noviembre, número 234 esquina con Revolución Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 316 1000 Email: [mailto:hemeroteca@ucol.mx hemeroteca@ucol.mx] Website: Historical Archive of the Autonomous University of Colima

Historical Archive of the Civil Registry of the State of Colima (Archivo Histórico del Registro Civil del Estado de Colima) Gabino Barreda número 261 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 6446/313 7730 Email: [mailto:rossy_mania@hotmail.com rossy_mania@hotmail.com] Website: Historical Archive of the Civil Registry of the State of Colima Website #2: Historical Archive of the Civil Registry of the State of Colima

Historical Archive of the Diocese of Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Diócesis de Colima) Hidalgo, Número 135 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 4344 Email: [mailto:obispado@diocesisdecolima.org obispado@diocesisdecolima.org] Website: Historical Archive of the Diocese of Colima

Historical Archive of the Municipality of Colima (Archivo Histórico del Municipio de Colima) Independencia 79 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 2857/330 0229 Email: [mailto:archivodecolima@gmail.com archivodecolima@gmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:casadelarchivo@yahoo.com.mx casadelarchivo@yahoo.com.mx] Website: Historical Archive of the Municipality of Colima Website #2: Casa del Archivo

Historical Archive of the Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Colima, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced Colima, Colima) Madero, Número 284 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 1346 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of Nuestra Señora de la Merced Colima, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Colima, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Colima, Colima) Belisario Domínguez, Número 336 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 3252 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Colima, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of Our Lady of Health Colima, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Salud Colima, Colima Doctor Miguel Galindo Número 146, Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 0332 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of Our Lady of Health Colima, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of San Felipe de Jesús Colima, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de San Felipe de Jesús Colima, Colima) Doctor Constitución, Número 70 Apartado Postal 143 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 0222 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of San Felipe de Jesús Colima, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of San José Colima, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de San José Colima, Colima) Centenario, número 25 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 3054 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of San José Colima, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of San Miguel Arcángel del Espíritu Santo Cómala, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel del Espíritu Santo Cómala, Colima) Venustiano Carranza Número 49 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 315 5300 Email: [mailto:samiguelparroquia@hotmail.com samiguelparroquia@hotmail.com] Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of San Miguel Arcángel del Espíritu Santo Cómala, Colima

Historical Archive of the Parish of San Pedro Coquimatlán, Colima (Archivo Histórico de la Parroquia de San Pedro Coquimatlán, Colima) Reforma número 105 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 323 0250 Website: Historical Archive of the Parish of San Pedro Coquimatlán, Colima

Historical Archive of the State of Colima (Archivo Histórico de Colima) Juárez y Díaz Mirón s/n Colonia Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 9993/159 7143 Email: [mailto:archivohistorico@culturacolima.gob.mx archivohistorico@culturacolima.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:direccionhec@gmail.com direccionhec@gmail.com] Email #3: [mailto:claudia_velazquez@ucol.mx claudia_velazquez@ucol.mx] Email #4: [mailto:direccion@archivohistoricocolima.mx direccion@archivohistoricocolima.mx] Email #5: [mailto:direccionahec@yahoo.com.mx direccionahec@yahoo.com.mx] Website: Historical Archive of the State of Colima (AHEC) Website #2: Historical Archive of the State of Colima


 * Its holdings include the most complete newspaper archive available for the official Colima state newspaper, "El Estado de Colima," including the years 1867 to 1900. The website includes a table listing specifically what articles appear in every issue of the newspaper. To view the catalog, click on Acervos; then next to Fondo Periódico Oficial “El Estado de Colima” 1867–1900, click on Descargar.


 * Civil registration records from 1867 to 1899 are in the archive. In this collection, 1078 books of birth, marriage, and death records are preserved. The following places are included in the collection: Colima city, Coquimatlán, Zacualpan, Manzanillo, Camotlán de Miraflores, Cuauhtémoc, Quesería, Tecomán, Comala, Villa de Álvarez, Suchitlán, San Miguel de la Unión, Ixtlahuacán y El Mamey (hoy Minatitlán). Some places only have a partial collection, but the Colima records are complete.

Municipal Archive of Cómala (Archivo Municipal de Cómala) Leona Vicario, number 1 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 315 6015 Email: [mailto:ayucom@prodigy.net.mx ayucom@prodigy.net.mx] Email #2: [mailto:csav1981@hotmail.com csav1981@hotmail.com] Email #3: [mailto:felazaro@comala.gob.mx felazaro@comala.gob.mx] Website: Municipal Archive of Cómala Website #2: Municipal Archive of Comala, Colima

Municipal Archive of Coquimatlán, Colima (Archivo Municipal de Coquimatlán, Colima) Reforma y Jesús Alcaraz sin número Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 323 0333 Email: [mailto:almichel82@hotmail.com almichel82@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:ayuncoquimatlan@yahoo.com.mx ayuncoquimatlan@yahoo.com.mx] Website: Municipal Archive of Coquimatlán, Colima Website #2: Municipal Archive of Coquimatlán, Colima

Municipal Historical Archive of Colima (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Colima) Independencia, Número 79 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 2857/314 1288 Email: [mailto:archivodecolima@gmail.com archivodecolima@gmail.com] Website: Municipal Historical Archive of Colima Website #2: Historical Archive of the Municipality of Colima (AHMC) Website #3: Historical Archive of the Municipality of Colima

Municipal Historical Archive of Cuauhtemoc, Colima (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Cuauhtémoc, Colima) Francisco I. Madero s/n Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 328 1101 Email: [mailto:archivo_historicocuauhtemoc@hotmail.com archivo_historicocuauhtemoc@hotmail.com] Website: Municipal Historical Archive of Cuauhtemoc, Colima Website #2: Cuauhtémoc Municipal Historical Archive, Colima

There are 16 historical archives in nine municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima Historical Archives.

Colima
'''Arq. Gonzalo Villa Chávez Library''' (Biblioteca Arq. Gonzalo Villa Chávez) Vicente Guerrero núm. 174 Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 4945 Email: [mailto:rhuerta.col.@inah.gob.mx rhuerta.col.@inah.gob.mx] Website: [https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=otra_bib&table_id=8516 Arq. Gonzalo Villa Chávez Library] Website #2: [https://mediateca.inah.gob.mx/islandora_74/islandora/object/biblioteca%3A156 Arq. Gonzalo Villa Chávez Library]

'''Central State Public Library Profra. Rafaela Suárez''' (Biblioteca Pública Central Estatal Profra. Rafaela Suárez) Del Trabajo y Ejercito Nacional S/N Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 3024 Email: [mailto:bp0332@dgb.gob.mx bp0332@dgb.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:bpcecol@yahoo.com.mx bpcecol@yahoo.com.mx] Website: [http://www.indizze.mx/directorio/bibliotecas-publicas-colima-municipio-60473-67243 Central State Public Library Profra. Rafaela Suárez] Website #2: [http://www.indizze.mx/biblioteca-publica-central-estatal-profra-rafaela-suarez-en-colima-colima Central State Public Library Profra. Rafaela Suárez] Website #3: [http://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=6462 Profa. Rafaela Suarez]

'''Library Profr. Gregorio Torres Quintero''' (Biblioteca Profr. Gregorio Torres Quintero) Mexicali Esq. Nuevo León (Centro Cultural Balbino Dávalos) Moctezuma 28048 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 3786 Email: [mailto:bp6320@dgb.gob.mx bp6320@dgb.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:mechita252@hotmail.com mechita252@hotmail.com] Website: [http://www.indizze.mx/directorio/bibliotecas-publicas-colima-municipio-60473-67243 Library Profr. Gregorio Torres Quintero] Website #2: [http://www.indizze.mx/biblioteca-profr-gregorio-torres-quintero-en-colima-colima Library Profr. Gregorio Torres Quintero] Website #3: Prof. Gregorio Torres Quintero

'''Lic. Balbino Dávalos Library''' (Biblioteca Lic. Balbino Dávalos) Aquiles Serdán S/N Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 9545 Email: [mailto:bp0709@dgb.gob.mx bp0709@dgb.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:vmariza@hotmail.com vmariza@hotmail.com] Website: [http://www.indizze.mx/directorio/bibliotecas-publicas-colima-municipio-60473-67243 Lic. Balbino Dávalos Library] Website #2: [http://www.indizze.mx/biblioteca-lic-balbino-davalos-en-colima-colima Lic. Balbino Dávalos Library] Website #3: [http://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=4653 Lic. Balbino Dávalos]

Marina Larios Arreola Library (Biblioteca Marina Larios Arreola) Francisco I. Madero 147 Hidalgo No. 68 Los Tepames 28600 Colima Telephone: 52 312 120 9501 Email: [mailto:bp4453@dgb.gob.mx bp4453@dgb.gob.mx] Website: Marina Larios Arreola Library Website #2: Biblioteca Marina Larios Arreola Website #3: Marina Larios Arreola

'''Profa. Rafaela Suarez''' Av. Ejército Nacional Esq. Calle del Trabajo s/n Col. Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 3024 Email: [mailto:bpcecol@yahoo.com.mx bpcecol@yahoo.com.mx] Email #2: [mailto:bp0332@dgb.gob.mx bp0332@dgb.gob.mx] Website: [http://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=biblioteca&table_id=6462 Profa. Rafaela Suarez]

San Francisco Norte Library (Biblioteca San Francisco Norte) Independencia 371, Niños Héroes 28020 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 1886 Email: [mailto:bp6947@dgb.gob.mx bp6947@dgb.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:ariesgays@hotmail.com ariesgays@hotmail.com] Website: San Francisco Norte Library Website #2: Biblioteca San Francisco Norte Website #3: San Francisco North

TecMilenio Library, Campus Colima (Biblioteca de TecMilenio, Campus Colima) Av. Ignacio Sandoval 1410 Col. Jardines Vista Hermosa 28017 Colima Telephone: 52 312 316 1699 Website: TecMilenio Library, Campus Colima

Union of Trade Unions Library (Biblioteca Unión de Sindicatos) Torres Quintero 70 Altos. San Rafael 28000 Colima Mérida No. 38-A Col. San Rafael 28048 Colima Telephone: 52 312 307 8730 Email: [mailto:bp6339@dgb.gob.mx bp6339@dgb.gob.mx] Website: Union of Trade Unions Library Website #2: Union Of Trade Unions Library Website #3: Union of Trade Unions

Victoriano Guzmán Nava Library (Biblioteca Victoriano Guzmán Nava) Aniceto Castellanos S/N, Lo de Villa 28620 Colima Telephone: 52 312 314 3715 Email: [mailto:bp7681@dgb.gob.mx bp7681@dgb.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:a_i_le67@hotmail.com a_i_le67@hotmail.com] Website: Victoriano Guzmán Nava Library Website #2: Victoriano Guzmán Nava Library Website #3: Victoriano Guzman Nava

There are six libraries in three municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima Libraries.

There are 57 DGB libraries in 10 municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima DGB Libraries.

Colima
Museum of the Cultures of the West María Ahumada de Gómez (Museo de las Culturas de Occidente María Ahumada de Gómez) Calz. Galván Nte. s/n Centro 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 313 0608/330 7192/313 2868 Email: [mailto:contacto@colima.gob.mx contacto@colima.gob.mx] Website: Museum of the Cultures of the West María Ahumada de Gómez Website #2: Ma. Ahumada de Gómez


 * It is part of the facilities of the House of Culture of the city. It was built on purpose and inaugurated on December 1, 1980 with the aim of preserving and disseminating the archaeological heritage of the pre-Hispanic peoples that inhabited the territory of Colima. It has 11 permanent rooms called Mesoamerica and Occidente; Colima (chronological sequence) Lithic; Physical type; Fauna and Flora; Work and technology; Clothing and war; Architecture; Religion; Music; and art.

Regional Museum of History of Colima (Museo Regional de Historia de Colima) Portal Morelos 1, Centro Histórico 28000 Colima Telephone: 52 312 312 9228 Email: [mailto:museocolima@hotmail.com museocolima@hotmail.com] Email #2: [mailto:fernando_rodriguez@inah.gob.mx fernando_rodriguez@inah.gob.mx] Website: Regional Museum of History of Colima Website #2: Colima History Museum Website #3: Regional Museum of History of Colima


 * The museum currently houses in its 6 archeology rooms and 8 history rooms, interesting pieces that reveal the most important aspects of regional history, from pre-Hispanic times to a few decades after the revolution.

There are 18 museums in 10 municipalities in the State of Colima. Here is the website: State of Colima Museums.