Center for the Study of Mexican History Center for the Study of Mexican History The CARSO Center for the Study of Mexican History (in Spanish: Centro de Estudios de Historia de México Carso, CEHM-Carso) is a Mexican cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation and dissemination of Mexico's historical prints and documents from the 18th century to the 20th century. It is owned by the Carlos Slim Foundation (Fundación Carlos Slim), and is located in Chimalistac, in the south of Mexico City. It was founded in 1965 by Condumex. The center is one of the founding members of the UNESCO's World Digital Library. Its archives contain 700
Carlos Slim in copper and aluminum products, along with a chemicals business, Química Fluor, and others. Slim made a large fortune in the early 1990s when Mexico privatized its telecom industry and Grupo Carso acquired Telmex from the Mexican government. In 1990 the Grupo Carso was floated as a public company initially in Mexico and then worldwide. Grupo Carso also acquired majority ownership of Porcelanite, a tile making company in 1990. This investment was assigned to an associated company, but in 1995 Grupo Carso began growing its equity stake to 83 percent and subsequently made it a subsidiary. Later in 1990, Slim