The former hacienda of Ciénaga de Mata is located in the town of Francisco Primo de Verdad, municipality of Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. It was formerly known as Ciénaga de Rincón, named after the prestige achieved by the Rincón Gallardo family, also Marquises of Guadalupe. The proximity of this area to Zacatecas and other mining centers in need of grains and meat was an incentive for the first men who owned titles and land to become interested in making the area productive, despite its hostility.

During the 16th century, the intense traffic of mule trains, wagon caravans, and indigenous carriers traveling daily along the Royal Inland Road between the presidios of El Portezuelo and Ojuelos made it necessary to implement permanent infrastructure that would allow for vehicle passage throughout the year.

During the second half of the 16th century, indigenous groups persisted in resisting the Spanish presence and constantly attacked the muleteers and the goods they transported along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. This traffic increased following the mining discoveries in northern New Spain, creating a need to improve the transportation of goods, supplies, and metals through hostile territories. The security measures implemented included the establishment of forts or presidios. These forts represented elements of defense, security, and pacification of the rebellious groups and later served to populate territories.

The historic center of Lagos de Moreno is located northeast of Guadalajara, the capital of the state of Jalisco. During the second half of the 16th century, this area was turned into a war zone by the Chichimeca people. In response, as part of strategies for pacification and protection of the Spanish settlers, Viceroy Luis Velasco ordered the construction of forts, garrisons, or bulwarks at strategic points along the Camino Real de Minas. These fortifications housed contingents of soldiers who would patrol the road and accompany travelers to defend them from Chichimeca attacks.

Located in the municipality of Zapopan, within the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, its main feature is its mud architecture, typical of the buildings of the Atemajac valley. A number of tombs have also been found here.

A large house in Lagos de Moreno built in 1764, inhabited in the nineteenth century by Agustín Rivera y Sanrománn, the canon and historian who was an active liberal of the Juarista movement. It frequently houses temporary exhibitions about archeology, history and local art.

Presents the capital city of Jalisco state and its long history in a splendid baroque setting. From the first settlers in the region to the most famous artists of the twentieth century, the daily life of contemporary ethnic groups, the "tiro" tombs (with air shafts), Western pre-history, and the highest forms of art from the vice-regal period.