Category: Archival Research

SCRM, Sacra, Católica, Real Majestad

Anyone poking around in early modern royal-documents from Spain, particularly from the sixteenth century, will come across “S.C.R.M.”   SCRM comes from SCCRM, a phrase that Charles V of Spain started using when he became the Holy Roman Emperor (Crowned by the Pope in 1530). SCCRM stands for “Sacra Cesárea Católica Real Majestade” (Holy, Imperial, […]

Short Term Research in Mexico and Spain

I have a post for long-term research in Mexico on a Fulbright, and I imagine it might be useful to some if I posted information regarding a short-term trip. My experience is in Spain and Mexico in historical archives, but I imagine that this information might help people going to the same countries doing non-historical […]

Researching in the Biblioteca Nacional de España

The Biblioteca Nacional de España is probably the first place you want to visit in Spain when you are conducting research. Why? Because you get a cool ID card with your name on it, that will be useful when registering for other archives and libraries. The link posted above will lead you to the BNE’s […]

Researching at the Archivo Histórico de la Casa de Moneda de México

The AHCMM is located in the Museo Numismático Nacional in the Centro Historico in CDMX. The neighborhood is hectic and not pleasing to the eye, but it is safe during the day as long you take precautions. The AHCMM has documents started from the mid seventeenth century and the bulk of its material really begins in […]

Researching at the Archivo del Cabildo Catedral Metropolitano de Mexico

The Archivo del Cabildo is located in the Northwest corner of the Cathedral de la Ciudad de México. Finding the Zocalo or the Cathedral should be very easy, and finding the Archive is also easy but I will stress that you should not ask the average person if they can help you find the Cabildo […]

Researching in the Archivo Histórico del Arzobispado de México

The AHAM is located in Roma Norte and is very easy to access, and when your done, you’re in ROMA NORTE! Their collection includes documents from the sixteenth century until the present, and houses mostly documents that were created within the archdiocese of Mexico that do not have to do with the day-to-day business of […]

Headphones for Graduate Students

We all know the story, you walk into a library, coffee shop, or archive to be productive. You sit down, put your work in front of you and get to it. Once you are 5 minutes into your task some cool kid decides to listen to his headphones at maximum volume. Perhaps you are two pages into […]

Researching in the Archivo Histórico Judicial de Puebla

The Archivo Judicial (as it is called for short) is located behind the INAH Puebla regional museum near “Los Fuertes.” The map below shows the INAH Puebla building, since the Archivo Judicial is not listed on google maps. Once you get to INAH Puebla ask someone for the archive, it is actually the same building. […]

Researching in the Archivo Histórico de la Facultad de Medicina

Updated: 3/21/2016 The Archivo Histórico de la Facultad de Medicina (AHFM) houses a variety of medical documents ranging from the colonial period the modern era. The AHFM is located in the Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina, which is located on the corner of Republica de Venezuela and Republica de Brasil. In Spanish the AHFM is typically refereed to […]