Archivo Histórico de la Ciudad de México Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Colonial archives in Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Mexico.
The Historical Archive of Mexico City occupies a restored 18th-century building with a carved stone facade at República de Chile 8.
The archive collection started in 1524 with the establishment of local government during the early Spanish colonial period in New Spain.
The institution preserves over four linear kilometers of administrative documents, maps, and special collections spanning from 1524 to 2000.
Visitors must present official identification and wear protective gloves and masks when consulting documents during opening hours from Monday to Friday.
The archive received its name after Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, who saved essential documents during the 1692 Palace fire.
Inception: 1524
Website: http://cultura.cdmx.gob.mx/recintos/archivo-historico
GPS coordinates: 19.43612,-99.13607
Latest update: March 10, 2025 21:55
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