The Guadalajara mint

 Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco and the second largest city in Mexico. The mint was opened under Spanish Colonial rule in 1812. The first Republican coinage was minted in 1825. Cap and Rays 8 Reales were coined during the following periods: 1825-1863, 1867-1870, and 1873-1895. Although the mint was captured briefly in 1860 during the Reform War, coinage of the 8 Reales series continued. Coinage was suspended from 1864 to 1866 during the Maximilian era. The Imperial Forces of Maximilian occupied the Guadalajara mint from 5 January 1864 until 19 December 1866. It is possible ·some coinage took place during this time using Republican dies . This could possibly account for the unusual overdate 1863/4. Minting a "República Mexicana" coin with a date prior to the occupation might have been more acceptable to the Imperialists. Another interruption came in 1870-1873 when the Balance Scale Peso was issued. The Guadalajara mint was closed on 30 June 1895.

Mínt owners or lessees and their tenures

Assayers and their tenures (as evidence by coinage)