The Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica (Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry) is a cultural institution based in Mexico City, Mexico.

History The Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica has its origin in the Academia Hispanoamericana de Genealogía y Herádica, established in Mexico City in 1921 by ; with a difficult beginning, the institution had to be reorganized in 1941 but without much success. México: Asociaciones | Learn | FamilySearch.org . Wiki.familysearch.org (14 July 2011). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.

Finally, on 15 May 1943 the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y HeráldicaAcademia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica. Open Library. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. was founded by José Ignacio Dávila GaribiNuestros humanistas. Centenarios.org.mx. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. with a mission to promote the studies on Genealogy and Heraldry through research, education and exhibition. The motive in founding the Academy was twofold: to raise the professional status of the researcher by establishing a sound system of training and expert judgment in the sciences of Genealogy and Heraldry attaining an appropriate standard of excellence, and to publish some essays in its main publication: Memorias. Behind this concept was the desire to encourage appreciation and interest in the already mentioned sciences.

It's the only Mexican institution in the sciences of Genealogy and Heraldry which belongs to the Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d'Héraldique and to the Confederación Iberoamericana de ciencias Genealógica y Heráldica.Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d'Héraldique . Cigh.org. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.

Founding members The founding members were five: José Ignacio Dávila Garibi, President; Guilermo Romo Célis, Secretary General;Apoyo al Desarrollo de Archivos y Bibliotecas, ADABI, libros, archivos, bibliotecas, libro antiguo, restauración, conservación, catalogación, encuadernación . Adabi-ac.org. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. Gonzalo Torres Martínez, Treasurer;Gonzalo Torres Martínez. Open Library. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. Luis García Remus and Manuel Septién y Septién, and allowed for a total membership of 24 Numbered Academicians and some others non-numbered, correspondent and honorary members. The institution was reorganized in 1957.Septimo Aniversario Fundacion Academia Mexicana Genealogia Heraldica . Biblioteca.universia.net (3 March 2009). Retrieved on 21 October 2011.

Presidents

PresidentServedJosé Ignacio Dávila Garibi (1888–1981)1943–1981Guilermo Romo Célis (1912–1988)1981–1984Teodoro Amerlinck y Zirión (1908–2007)1984–1991Jorge Víctor Barbabosa y Torres1991–2003Adolfo de Sentis y Ortega (1925–2012), Count de Guadalupe del Peñasco 2003–2007Salvador de Pinal-Icaza y Enríquez2007 – present

Premio Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica

The Premio Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica is a prize established in 1985 by Guillermo Romo Célis (1912–1988) as a recognition of excellence in achievements on published studies on genealogy and heraldry, and it is given during the celebration of the International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences.

Among others, this prize has been granted to: 1995 – Yves de La Goublaye de Ménorval (Kraków, Poland):es:Yves de La Goublaye de MénorvalGenealogia Costa Rica – Academia Costarricense de Ciencias Genealógicas . Genealogia.or.cr. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. 2002 – Francisco Javier de Castaños y Cañedo (Dublin, Ireland) 2006 – Ramiro Ordóñez Jonama (St Andrews, Scotland)

Genealogical records This institution, in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had contributed during the microfilming process of the main Mexican Catholic Church records (1953–71), archiving the amount of 72,000 film rolls (86 million pages). Censo-Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica. Censoarchivos.mcu.es. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.La Sociedad Genealógica de Utah ha realizado, desde hace varias décadas, un programa de microfilmación de registros parroquiales y libros del Registro Civil en México, junto con los microfilmes de muchos otros países. Los correspondientes a México están concentrados en Salt Lake City, Utah. Una copia de los registros microfilmados ha sido conservada por la Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica, y depositada en el Archivo General de la Nación, para su custodia y consulta pública. Thanks to a contract among the aforementioned institutions, a whole copy of these microfilms were kept in possession of the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica; nowadays such copies are located in the Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico City),Índice de Material Gráfico y Audiovisual. Agn.gob.mx. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. and are available for public consultation under the guidelines and regulations of the same institution.

The AMGyH had signed collaboration documents with the historical archives of the Mexican states of Aguascalientes (2006) and Michoacán (2007)Síntesis Informativa . Tribunalmmm.gob.mx. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. to contribute with the digitalization and preservation of their most valuable files.

Publications The Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica published a series of Memorias through two periods: 8 volumes on the first one (1945–57); and 17 volumes from 1957 until 2005.

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