Mazatlan Campus
Merchant Nautical School "Cap. Alt. Antonio Gómez Maqueo"
The Nautical School in Mazatlán is a higher education institution dedicated to training maritime professionals and providing training for the subordinate
personnel of the merchant marine and fishermen.
On January 1st, 1948 , it ceased to exist as a naval nautical school and became the School of Seamanship, later changing to the School of Classes and Seamanship. On February 1st, 1958, it was reopened as the Merchant Nautical School with the current name, Merchant Nautical School "Cap. Alt. Antonio Gómez Maqueo".
On July 8th, 1880 , the decree creating the Nautical School of Mazatlán was published. In December of the same year, Captain José Ortiz Monasterio assumed the school's direction along with professors: Second Lieutenant of the Navy José María Rodríguez, Captain Juan Soler, and Mr. Manuel E. Izaguirre. Due to various reasons, the director moved to San Francisco, California, and the school could not open as planned.
The actual operation of the Merchant Nautical School of Mazatlán began with the arrival of the ship Mexico in Mazatlán, coming from San Francisco, California . The ship, in poor condition, was anchored in the shipyard and declared the headquarters of the Nautical School of Mazatlán, with classes inaugurated on December 8th, 1888.
In 1894, the school suspended its activities, and the hull of the ship was abandoned, finally sinking due to a storm.
On January 1st, 1921, Captain Rafael Berzunza Castelo founded and directed the new Nautical School of Mazatlán , with teaching activities starting on April 18th, 1921, at the house number 43 on Arsenal Street, now Venustiano Carranza. Its first professors were Engineers Aurelio S. Larios, Carlos Thomas, Antonio Frade, Luis Gombis, Miguel Medellín, and Prefect Luis F. Gamboa.
On March 1, 1925 , due to economic reasons and President Calles' order, Captain Rafael Berzunza Castelo handed over the position of school director to C. Manuel Morel López of the Navy. Captain Berzunza continued as a professor and Port Captain of Mazatlán.
On April 18, 1938, Captain Gómez Maqueo took over the school's direction, playing a significant role by raising academic standards and discipline. He proposed the construction of a new location for the Nautical School of Mazatlán, and the plans were designed by the students. In September 1939, Captain Gómez Maqueo received the newly constructed facility on Calzada Gabriel Leyva, equipped with classrooms, dormitories, a dining hall, workshops, sports fields, and a small dock.
On May 30, 1941 , the school passed into the hands of the Mexican Navy by order of President Manuel Ávila Camacho. The institution was renamed Naval Military School of the Pacific.
Due to the war situation against the Axis powers, only the personnel in the fifth year of the 1938-1941 generation could choose to become Navy Officers or Merchant Marine Officers.
In 1958, the General Command of the Mexican Navy moved with all its personnel, furniture, and equipment to the B/E ZARAGOZA II, to the port of Veracruz, Ver.
Local authorities, entrepreneurs, merchants, workers, civil associations, and union groups felt the urgent need to reopen the Merchant Nautical School to allow young people from the northwest of the country and other states to study in this port without having to move to the Gulf of Mexico.
The increase in ships in the port's Merchant Fleet began to show a shortage of officers. Through efficient and constant efforts, President Adolfo Ruíz Cortines and the authorities of the Secretariat of the Navy published the decree to reopen the institution.
On March 8, 1980 , the centennial of the Nautical School of Mazatlán was celebrated, and on June 1, the institution was officially inaugurated by President José López Portillo. In the company of the Secretaries of Communications and Transportation, the Navy, and National Defense, they inaugurated the simulators for the Navigation and Machinery degrees , as well as the laboratories for electronics, electricity, and English.
Female personnel were incorporated into the institution in 1994 . In March 2010, the school celebrated its 130th anniversary with a week of civic, social, sports, and cultural activities, with the active participation of civilian, naval, military authorities, and alumni of the institution.
On January 1st, 1948 , it ceased to exist as a naval nautical school and became the School of Seamanship, later changing to the School of Classes and Seamanship. On February 1st, 1958, it was reopened as the Merchant Nautical School with the current name, Merchant Nautical School "Cap. Alt. Antonio Gómez Maqueo".
On July 8th, 1880 , the decree creating the Nautical School of Mazatlán was published. In December of the same year, Captain José Ortiz Monasterio assumed the school's direction along with professors: Second Lieutenant of the Navy José María Rodríguez, Captain Juan Soler, and Mr. Manuel E. Izaguirre. Due to various reasons, the director moved to San Francisco, California, and the school could not open as planned.
The actual operation of the Merchant Nautical School of Mazatlán began with the arrival of the ship Mexico in Mazatlán, coming from San Francisco, California . The ship, in poor condition, was anchored in the shipyard and declared the headquarters of the Nautical School of Mazatlán, with classes inaugurated on December 8th, 1888.
In 1894, the school suspended its activities, and the hull of the ship was abandoned, finally sinking due to a storm.
On January 1st, 1921, Captain Rafael Berzunza Castelo founded and directed the new Nautical School of Mazatlán , with teaching activities starting on April 18th, 1921, at the house number 43 on Arsenal Street, now Venustiano Carranza. Its first professors were Engineers Aurelio S. Larios, Carlos Thomas, Antonio Frade, Luis Gombis, Miguel Medellín, and Prefect Luis F. Gamboa.
On March 1, 1925 , due to economic reasons and President Calles' order, Captain Rafael Berzunza Castelo handed over the position of school director to C. Manuel Morel López of the Navy. Captain Berzunza continued as a professor and Port Captain of Mazatlán.
On April 18, 1938, Captain Gómez Maqueo took over the school's direction, playing a significant role by raising academic standards and discipline. He proposed the construction of a new location for the Nautical School of Mazatlán, and the plans were designed by the students. In September 1939, Captain Gómez Maqueo received the newly constructed facility on Calzada Gabriel Leyva, equipped with classrooms, dormitories, a dining hall, workshops, sports fields, and a small dock.
On May 30, 1941 , the school passed into the hands of the Mexican Navy by order of President Manuel Ávila Camacho. The institution was renamed Naval Military School of the Pacific.
Due to the war situation against the Axis powers, only the personnel in the fifth year of the 1938-1941 generation could choose to become Navy Officers or Merchant Marine Officers.
In 1958, the General Command of the Mexican Navy moved with all its personnel, furniture, and equipment to the B/E ZARAGOZA II, to the port of Veracruz, Ver.
Local authorities, entrepreneurs, merchants, workers, civil associations, and union groups felt the urgent need to reopen the Merchant Nautical School to allow young people from the northwest of the country and other states to study in this port without having to move to the Gulf of Mexico.
The increase in ships in the port's Merchant Fleet began to show a shortage of officers. Through efficient and constant efforts, President Adolfo Ruíz Cortines and the authorities of the Secretariat of the Navy published the decree to reopen the institution.
On March 8, 1980 , the centennial of the Nautical School of Mazatlán was celebrated, and on June 1, the institution was officially inaugurated by President José López Portillo. In the company of the Secretaries of Communications and Transportation, the Navy, and National Defense, they inaugurated the simulators for the Navigation and Machinery degrees , as well as the laboratories for electronics, electricity, and English.
Female personnel were incorporated into the institution in 1994 . In March 2010, the school celebrated its 130th anniversary with a week of civic, social, sports, and cultural activities, with the active participation of civilian, naval, military authorities, and alumni of the institution.
Mazatlan Campus
Merchant Nautical School "Cap. Alt. Antonio Gómez Maqueo"
Calz. Gabriel Leyva No. 2111, Col. Obrera
C.P. 82038, Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Horario de atención: 0800 a 1600 hrs
de Lunes a Viernes
Teléfono: (669) 985 1474 / 981 2486
Extensión: 2128 y 2125
Email:ventanilladeservicios-enmm@fidena.gob.mx
Merchant Nautical School "Cap. Alt. Antonio Gómez Maqueo"
Calz. Gabriel Leyva No. 2111, Col. Obrera
C.P. 82038, Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Horario de atención: 0800 a 1600 hrs
de Lunes a Viernes
Teléfono: (669) 985 1474 / 981 2486
Extensión: 2128 y 2125
Email:ventanilladeservicios-enmm@fidena.gob.mx