Archivo General de Indias

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The Archivo General de Indias is a historic archive in Seville that houses the principal documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines.

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Archivo General de Indias canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
building
historical archive
architecturalStyle Herrerian
Renaissance
collectionSize about 43,000 volumes
about 80 million pages
coordinates 37.384°N 5.993°W
country Spain
creator Charles III of Spain
foundedBy Charles III of Spain
hasUse cultural tourism
genealogical research
historical research
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
holds correspondence of colonial officials
documents on the administration of the Spanish Empire in the Americas
documents on the administration of the Spanish Empire in the Philippines
maps and plans of colonial territories
housedIn Casa Lonja de Mercaderes
inception 1785
languageOfWork Spanish
locatedIn Andalusia
Historic Centre of Seville
surface form: Casco Antiguo, Seville

Seville
Spain
locatedNear Royal Alcázar of Seville
surface form: Alcázar of Seville

Seville Cathedral
locatedOn Avenida de la Constitución
occupiesBuilding Casa Lonja de Mercaderes
openToPublic yes
operator Spanish Ministry of Culture
originalFunction merchants' exchange
originalName Casa Lonja de Mercaderes
ownedBy Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain
partOf Historic Centre of Seville
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville"
significantEvent creation by royal decree of Charles III in 1785
significantFor history of Latin America
history of the Philippines
history of the Spanish Empire
subordinateTo Subdirección General de los Archivos Estatales
timeCoverage 16th century
17th century
18th century
early 19th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1987
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 383
website https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/cultura/areas/archivos/mc/archivos/agi.html

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Seville, Spain hasLandmark Archivo General de Indias
subject surface form: Seville
Seville, Spain UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Archivo General de Indias
subject surface form: Seville
Royal Alcázar of Seville nearbyAttraction Archivo General de Indias
Province of Seville hasHeritageSite Archivo General de Indias
Province of Seville hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Archivo General de Indias
Historic Centre of Seville contains Archivo General de Indias
Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) archivesAt Archivo General de Indias
subject surface form: Litigation over Columbus family privileges
Seville hasLandmark Archivo General de Indias
Seville UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Archivo General de Indias