The Cosalá Mining and History Museum is located in a beautiful colonial house, right in front of the Parish of Santa Ursula. It tells the story of this prosperous town, Villa de Cosalá, and how this building was one of the first constructed there. Don Francisco Iriarte Conde, known as “The Father of the State of Sinaloa,” was its first owner.
History of the Cosalá Mining and History Museum
Later, the house passed into the hands of the wealthy miner Cesáreo Padilla, owner of the Bolaños mine in San José de las Bocas. Padilla was kidnapped by Heraclio Bernal in 1885, in one of many incidents in this rich mining region.
Over the years, after remaining abandoned, the Government of the State of Sinaloa expropriated this house located in Cañedo Park.
Over the years, after falling into abandonment, the Government of the State of Sinaloa expropriated this house located in Cañedo Park. After some time, it was remodeled and inaugurated as the Mining and History Museum on December 13, 1980, by the government of Alfonso G. Calderón.
Like most houses of that era, the museum has its outer wall directly on the sidewalk, with high windows and a wooden door adorned with ironwork typical of the time. It also features a beautiful rear portico with pink stone arches and a central courtyard.
The Cosalá Mining and History Museum houses six attractive rooms in its facilities.
What you can see at the Cosalá Mining and History Museum
The museum showcases history from pre-Hispanic times and highlights important information about what lies beneath the Cosalteca earth. It features mining tools, Spanish and revolutionary weapons, silver and copper coins
Mining tools, Spanish and revolutionary weapons, silver and copper coins.
The museum also displays paintings by renowned artists Rina Cuellar Zazueta and Pedro Muro, taking visitors through time to learn about history, including Heraclio Bernal Zazueta, “The Lightning of Sinaloa,” a precursor to the Mexican Revolution.
It is important to note the recent addition of a room dedicated to the “Trovador del Campo,” Don Luis Pérez Meza, born in La Rastra, Cosalá, on May 22, 1917.
He was a recognized and important singer-songwriter of regional Mexican music, author of over 44 songs, and performer of more than 400. His most famous works include “El Barzón,” “El Sauce y la Palma,” “Las Isabeles,” “La India Bonita,” and “El Muchacho Alegre,” among others.
Text: Dr. Marcos C. Santos Quintero
Director of Tourism of Cosalá, Sinaloa
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How This Virtual Tour Was Made
To take 360-degree photos, you must place the camera on a tripod. The challenge in editing is the footprint left at the nadir. There are several ways to remove it, the most common and simplest being through Photoshop.
In the case of the Cosalá Mining and History Museum, I corrected the nadir using PTGui.
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“Photography: Miguel Angel Victoria / Sinaloa 360”
English translation made by Carlos Alberto García Leyva, student at PrepaTec Campus Sinaloa. Tecnológico de Monterrey.