Centro histórico de Morelia , Michoacán, Mexico — The Pacific Coast (and Central Highlands)

Manuel Martínez Solórzano Natural History Museum

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 27, 2021

1. Manuel Martínez Solórzano Natural History Museum Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Museo de Historia Natural
El Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Michoacana nació en 1986 con la colección de naturalistas del siglo XIX, entre los que destacó el Médico y Estudioso moreliano Manuel Martínez Solórzano. Hoy se exhibe en la Sala Histórica parte del gran acervo científico de la Sección de Ciencias Naturales del Antiguo Museo Michoacano, además de exposiciones permanentes y temporales que de manera didáctica muestran la gran riqueza de los recursos naturales del Estado de Michoacán y su aprovechamiento con especial énfasis en la promoción de una cultura ecológica.

Esta casa data del siglo XIX, su diseño fue realizado para funcionar como casa de campo al igual que otras edificaciones del Bosque Cuauhtémoc, por ello, su construcción es austera y predomina la cantera, sus jardines aún conservan el aire campirano pero hoy se complementa con el Jardin de la Ciencia y Tecnología del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Michoacana "Manuel Martínez Solórzano."

English translation
Natural History Museum
The Museum of Natural History of the University of Michoacán was born in 1986 with the

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collections of 19th century naturalists, among which the Morelian doctor and scholar Manuel Martínez Solórzano was most important. Today part of the great scientific collection of the Natural Sciences Section of the Old Michoacan Museum is exhibited in the Historical Room, as well as permanent and temporary exhibitions that in a didactic way show the great wealth of the natural resources in the state of Michoacán and their use, with special emphasis on the promotion of an ecological culture.

This house dates from the 19th century. Its design follows its function as a country house like other buildings here in the Cuauhtémoc Forest, therefore, its construction is austere and quarried stone predominates. Its gardens still retain a sense of the countryside but today it is complemented by the Science and Technology Garden of the "Manuel Martínez Solórzano" Natural History Museum of the Michoacan University

Erected by World Heritage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 19° 41.86′ N, 101° 10.719′ W.

Manuel Martínez Solórzano Natural History Museum and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 27, 2021

2. Manuel Martínez Solórzano Natural History Museum and Marker

Marker is in Morelia, Michoacán. It is in Centro histórico de Morelia. It is on Calzada Ventura Puente just north of Lic. Adolfo Cano, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morelia MIC 58260, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Mexico, in the Bajío,

and on the Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cuauhtémoc (within shouting distance of this marker); Cuauhtémoc Forest (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); José María Morelos y Pavón (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Contemporary Art Museum Alfredo Zalce (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Michoacán State Forestry Commission Inaugurated (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); General José María Morelos y Pavón (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named José María Morelos y Pavón (approx.

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0.3 kilometers away); The Forestry Commission Building (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morelia.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.