Guanajuato Archives and Libraries

Guanajuato
General Archive of the Electoral Tribunal of the State of Guanajuato (Archivo General del Tribunal Electoral del Estado de Guanajuato) Leona Vicario # 1-H Ejido de la Yerbabuena Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 2839/732 8091 Email: [mailto:a.martinez@teegto.org.mx a.martinez@teegto.org.mx] Website: General Archive of the Electoral Tribunal of the State of Guanajuato

General Archive of the Government of the State of Guanajuato (Archivo General del Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato) Alhóndiga esq. Insurgencia # 1 Zona Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 1052 Fax 732 0228 Email: [mailto:archivogeneral@guanajuato.gob.mx archivogeneral@guanajuato.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:jsalcedaa@guanajuato.gob.mx jsalcedaa@guanajuato.gob.mx] Website: General Archive of the Government of the State of Guanajuato

The General Archive of the State of Guanajuato houses many resources, including:
 * the official newspaper of the state of Guanajuato
 * notarial books
 * and much more

The city of Guanajuato was established in the sixteenth century, and the archive contains a baptism book from the year 1631! The archive's documents are organized in 449 boxes, constituting a rich historical collection to search for your ancestors.

General Archive of Notaries of the State of Guanajuato (Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Guanajuato) Calle Nueva s/n Noria Alta 36050 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 4522/734 1614/734 1615 Email: [mailto:dcabreram@guajuato.gob.mx dcabreram@guajuato.gob.mx] Website: General Archive of Notaries of the State of Guanajuato

Historical Archive of the University of Guanajuato (Archivo Histórico de la Universidad de Guanajuato) Avenida Juárez No. 77 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 9049 Extensión: 2252 Email: [mailto:dafh@quijote.ugto.mx dafh@quijote.ugto.mx] Email #2: [mailto:janet@quijote.ugto.mx janet@quijote.ugto.mx] Website: Historical Archive of the University of Guanajuato

Historical Parish Archive Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Guanajuato, Guanajuato (Archivo Histórico Parroquial Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, Guanajuato) Ponciano Aguilar No. 7 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 0314 Website: Historical Parish Archive Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Guanajuato, Guanajuato

Municipal Archive of Guanajuato, Guanajuato (Archivo Municipal de Guanajuato, Guanajuato) Jardín del cantador s/n Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 2338 Email: [mailto:carellano@guanajuatocapital.gob.mx carellano@guanajuatocapital.gob.mx] Email #2: [mailto:mon_gr23@hotmail.com mon_gr23@hotmail.com] Website: Municipal Archive of Guanajuato, Guanajuato

Guanajuato
Armando Olivares Library (BAO) (Biblioteca Armando Olivares) UG Sede Belén. Av. Juárez 77 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 9050/9049 Email: [mailto:glez1@quijote.ugto.mx glez1@quijote.ugto.mx] Website: Armando Olivares Library (BAO) Website #2: Armando Olivares Library - Historical profile Website #3: Armando Olivares Library, a treasure of knowledge Website #4: Armando Olivares Carrillo Library


 * The Armando Olivares Library (BAO) of the University of Guanajuato is a place full of enchantment, wisdom and knowledge that is distinguished by various collections of ancient and modern books. Readers and visitors can find incunabula books, humanities scientific books in different languages ​​such as Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, German, French, Spanish, among others. At the same time, there are manuscripts, handwritten books in Latin that are of great value for the history of knowledge.

Central Library (Biblioteca Central) Calle Del Truco 12 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 735 2900 ext. 5516/732 1637 Email: [mailto:licvic@ugto.mx licvic@ugto.mx] Website: Central Library

Diego Rivera Library Belén Unit (Biblioteca Diego Rivera Unidad Belén) Av. Juárez 77 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 735 2928/102 0100 ext. 2225 Email: [mailto:andraja@ugto.mx andraja@ugto.mx] Website: Diego Rivera Library Belén Unit

INAH Guanajuato Center Library (Biblioteca del Centro INAH Guanajuato) Calle Real núm. 42 Col. Marfil Ex-Hda. Torre de Guadalupe 36251 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 733 0857/733 0858 Email: [mailto:amirandam@prodigy.net.mx amirandam@prodigy.net.mx] Website: INAH Guanajuato Center Library

'''Ing. Jesús García Trujillo Library''' (Biblioteca Ing. Jesús García Trujillo) Ex-hacienda San Matias s/n 36020 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 2291/732 3864 Email: [mailto:vjreyes@quijote.ugto.mx vjreyes@quijote.ugto.mx] Website: [https://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=otra_bib&table_id=2526 Ing. Jesús García Trujillo Library]

Library of the Department of Education (Biblioteca del Depto. de la Educación) Carr. Guanajuato-Juventino Rosas, Km 9.5 36270 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 733 0276/734 5342 Fax 733 1269 Email: [mailto:rafaeleg2002@yahoo.com.mx rafaeleg2002@yahoo.com.mx] Website:Library of the Department of Education

'''Library Mtro. Francisco Pichardo G.''' (Biblioteca Mtro. Francisco Pichardo G.) Lascuraín de Retana 5 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 0006 Website: [https://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=otra_bib&table_id=8363 Library Mtro. Francisco Pichardo G.]

Luis Rionda Arreguín Library (Biblioteca Luis Rionda Arreguín) Lascurain De Retana #5 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 0006 ext. 4115 Email: [mailto:avilaj@quijote.ugto.mx avilaj@quijote.ugto.mx] Website: Luis Rionda Arreguín Library

Luis Rius Library (Biblioteca Luis Rius) Jacinto s/n Col. Mineral de la Valenciana 36240 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 0006 exts. 5811, 5812 Fax 732 0667 Email: [mailto:miponce75@yahoo.com miponce75@yahoo.com] Website: Luis Rius Library

Paula Webb Library (Biblioteca Paula Webb) Calz. Guadalupe 12 Centro 36000 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 732 0006 ext. 8018 Email: [mailto:cpricardo@quijote.ugto.mx cpricardo@quijote.ugto.mx] Website: Paula Webb Library

Guanajuato
Museum of Legislative Culture (Museo de la Cultura Legislativa) Paseo del Congreso 60 Col. Marfil 36250 Guanajuato Telephone: 473 102 0000 ext. 6100, 6175 Email: [mailto:ernesto.camarillo@congresogpo.gob.mx ernesto.camarillo@congresogpo.gob.mx] Website: Museum of Legislative Culture


 * It is located inside the Congress of the State of Guanajuato. The objective of this museum is to consolidate the dissemination of the collection of documents that protects the Directorate of the Diario de los Debates and General Archive of the Legislative Power, in order to increase the legislative culture in the population, as well as contribute to the dissemination of the parliamentary history of Guanajuato and Mexico. It shows a permanent collection that gives an account of the events that occurred between 1822 and 1917, there is also a replica of the Canopy of the Plenary Hall of the former seat of the Legislative Power that was in operation until 2016. It has an area for temporary exhibitions where various documentary, photographic or historical object samples are presented, among others.