The archive is located within the facilities of the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Puebla, which resolves civil, family, commercial, and juvenile judicial disputes. These types of judicial disputes determine the organization of the archive.
The archive has a historical collection (from the 16th century until 1900), divided into one of ‘concentration’ (until 2000), and another of ‘procedure’ (current). The historical collection contains court records from across the state, not just the superior court of justice. The users are primarily lawyers who seek files of proceedings for their investigation during litigation work. Thus, the consultation of the ‘concentration’ holdings is privileged along with the ‘procedure’ collection. It had not been possible for researchers to use the historical collection due to the lack of personnel and space, which is why the digitization of the Royal Fund of Cholula serves as a solution that guarantees public access to this important collection.
