This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1910 Excerpt: ... MEXICO CAMPECHE CAMPECHE: INSTITUTO CAMPECHANO. The institute has a quantity of archeological material founded by a former director, Patricio Trueba, without classification or arrangement. FEDERAL DISTRICT TACUBAYA: COMISION EXPLORADORA DE LA FAUNA Y FLORA NACIONALES. This commission maintains a museum in charge of Fernando Ferrari Perez, engineer and chief of the commission, who is responsible to the Department of Improvement. MEXICO MEXICO: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA Y HISTORIA. Staff. Director en misi6n, Francisco del Paso y Troncoso; Director efectivo, Genaro Garcia; Secretary, Nemesio Garcia Naranjo; Professors, Genaro Garcia (history), Ramon Mena (archeology), Andres Molina Enriquez (ethnology), Mariano J. Rojas (Mexican language); Assistants, Manuel Gamio (history), Isabel Ramirez Castaneda (archeology); Temporary assistant, Agustin Agueros (ethnology); In charge of industrial art, Antonio Cortes; In charge of publications, Ignacio B. del Castillo; Librarian, Jose Gener Ortiz; 3 clerks, 2 artists, i photographer, i modeler, 3 assistants in the department of publication, i manager of the press department with 2 helpers, and i chief of the photogravure department with 2 helpers. No information has been received regarding the collections of this museum which was founded in 1831. MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTILLERIA. The object of this museum is the acquisition and preservation of historical relics relating to the military service, including weapons of all kinds and nationalities, ordnance and supplies, projectiles, cartridges and fuses, and especially such objects as are connected with the military history of the republic. These collections are in charge of brevetcaptain of artillery, Luis G. Nunez, who is responsible directly to the director of the national...
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