History Instituto Politécnico Nacional



marquee @ main entrance of adolfo lópez mateos campus


the institute founded on january 1, 1936 during administration of president lázaro cárdenas in had been known ex hacienda santo tomás — large estate owned spanish conquistador hernán cortés in 16th century , donated federal government.


prominent astronomer luis enrique erro, former revolutionary juan de dios bátiz paredes , former minister of education narciso bassols among initial promoters.


during administration of former director alejo peralta sufficient lands given ipn. expropriated lands of santa maria ticomán (213 ha) , san pedro zacatenco (43 ha) used.


the construction of professional unit adolfo lópez mateos (zacatenco) began in 1958. in 1959, former president adolfo lópez mateos, former minister of education jaime torres bodet, , former director of ipn eugenio mendez docurro, inaugurated first 4 buildings of zacatenco, occupied superior school of mechanical , electrical engineering (esime) , superior school of engineering , architecture (esia).








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