On the occasion of the great earthquake of 1932 the Government Palace building, which housed the offices of the Municipal office suffered some damage, so it had to be resettled in the former building of the former bishopric, which was at where it is now the current building public parking constitution, between the walker and the street name Zaragoza.
The way to deal Municipal office building Quintero Torres Street 85, under the Normal School after moving to the facilities of the Popular State University, opened on September 16, 1940 by the Government Administration of Colonel Pedro Torres Ortiz (1939-1943), at the corner of the streets Nov. 20 and Revolution.
The current building of the City Hall of Colima originated in the former Convent of La Merced that existed there for over 200 years. In 1606 came to Colima the Order of Mercy, established here without permission of the parish priest of the town, so there were problems of authority.
As a result of the expropriation of the reform laws in 1855, was expropriated the convent of La Merced, remained closed and under government control. It was only after the French intervention when the temple and demolition of the building. Since 1941 the City Hall is housed in this beautiful building Colima, which is built and adapted by architect Miguel Contreras Guzman, a native of Autlan de la Grana, who built himself the Municipal the Comala.
The facade of the current Presidency of Colima City is neoclassical, with eclectic elements and other particularly Colima.
During the period of the Engineer Carlos Vázquez Oldenburg (1983-1985), was purchased for the City the house marked with the number 80 of the street Torres Quintero which was completely remodeled with classic colonial style and is destined to Colima offices Municipal Finance and other departments of the City.
