The National Historical Archive of Spain (''Archivo Histórico Nacional'') is based in Serrano Street in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
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It was founded in the nineteenth century when it shared a building with the
Real Academía de la Historia.
The collections of the Archive include sections housed outside Madrid, for example the
General Archive of the Spanish Civil War in
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...
.
See also
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National Archives of Spain
Further reading
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External links
Official WebsiteArchivo Histórico Nacional en el Centro Virtual Cervantes
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Spain
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