1964

The important collection of Mexican books and documents formed by the renowned Mexican bibliophile Luis Gutierrez Cañedo, acquired by Condumex in November, marks the beginning of the Center activities, although the Center had not been formalized.

1965

The company took advantage of new and suggestive offers, and by August, it established the institution formally, which was entrusted immediately the important cultural heritage acquired, with the mission of performing the cultural purposes of the institution.

In addition to providing the institution with premises and enough means to achieve its purpose, the company invited a group of distinguished Mexican intellectuals in order to integrate with them and the main leaders of Condumex, the Consultative Committee of the institution, which starting on that date, was designated as Centro de Estudios de Historia de Mexico Condumex.

After constitution of the Consultative Committee, the Center continued with its acquisition program, until reaching a volume of printed documents and manuscripts that exceeded the capacity of the original facilities, in the offices of the company.

As a consequence, the company provided and adapted an area in the factory premises, to house temporarily the cultural heritage acquired, as well as to proceed to sorting and classification. 

1968

In March, the Center was installed in a separate building, in Avenida Poniente 140 # 739, Colonia Industrial Vallejo. Installation of the Center in those facilities marked a decisive step in its consolidation; however, this was still considered as a second stage of the Center’s development, as from that time, it was considered as convenient to locate the institution in a place that would be more accessible for researchers and studious individuals, and more adequate to provide its natural services in a more efficient manner.

1977

Grupo Condumex was consolidated during this year, and the Center is now part of this group. The advisors and management of the consortium materialize the wish to relocate the Center in an area with a wide cultural activity, close to teaching institutions of the city. This enables an easier access to the Center collections for a larger number of studious individuals.

Headquarters are currently located in the house marked with number one of Plaza Federico Gamboa in the old neighborhood of Chimalistac, in Villa Alvaro Obregon in Mexico City, and this is an appropriate setting for the large number and variety of documents related to our past. In addition to a general warehouse for more than eight hundred thousand pieces including books and manuscripts, it has eight rooms to house the most exclusive collections.