The General Archive of the Indies was born in 1785 by the King Charles III, because he wanted to collect in one place the documents coming from Indies , until then,it had been scattered in Simancas, Cadiz and Seville.
Its headquarters is the emblematic building of the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes Seville, Juan de Herrera was the architect .It has more than 43,000 files, with some eighty million pages of original documents, occupy eight linear kilometers of shelves. These funds are an exceptional source ta into more than three centuries of American history (from Tierra del Fuego to the southern United States) and Asia (Philippines).
Schedule
Schedule September 16 to June 15:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 15:00
Schedule June 16 to September 15:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 14:30
Visiting hours of the exhibition is extended from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 17:00 h. and Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00 h.
Contact information
Phone: 954211234/954500528
Fax: 954219425
E-mail: agil@cult.mec
Price:
Price / Ticket prices
Free access.
en un solo sitio
Location
Address: Avenida de la Constitution
ZIP code: 41071
Municipality: Sevilla
Province: Sevilla
Archivo de indias
The General Archive of the Indies was born in 1785 by the King Charles III, because he wanted to collect in one place the documents coming from Indies , until then,it had been scattered in Simancas, Cadiz and Seville.
Its headquarters is the emblematic building of the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes Seville, Juan de Herrera was the architect .It has more than 43,000 files, with some eighty million pages of original documents, occupy eight linear kilometers of shelves. These funds are an exceptional source ta into more than three centuries of American history (from Tierra del Fuego to the southern United States) and Asia (Philippines).
Schedule
Schedule September 16 to June 15:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 15:00
Schedule June 16 to September 15:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 14:30
Visiting hours of the exhibition is extended from Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 17:00 h. and Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00 h.
Contact information
Phone: 954211234/954500528
Fax: 954219425
E-mail: agil@cult.mec
Price:
Price / Ticket prices
Free access.
en un solo sitio
Location
Address: Avenida de la Constitution
ZIP code: 41071
Municipality: Sevilla
Province: Sevilla
Nincs jutalék