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Exterior of the General Archive of the Administration. Alcalá de Henares © Ministerio de Cultura
Temporary exhibition. Interior of the General Archive of the Administration. Alcalá de Henares © Ministerio de Cultura

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Paseo de Aguadores, 2
28871 Alcalá de Henares
Madrid

Telephone+34 918892950

Fax+34 918822435

Websitehttp://www.mecd.gob.es/cultura/areas/archivos/mc/archivos/aga/portada.html

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The General Archive of the Administration conserves the most recent historic memory of Spain.

Its collection contains documents generated by the official bodies of the central Government Administration, the Spanish Administration in North Africa and from political and administrative institutions in the period between 1939 and 1975, etc. It also has an important collection of photographs and maps. It is currently the repository for all the records of the activities of the different bodies in the general state Administration when they become 15 years old. Its collection provides a very valuable source of information on the recent history of subjects such as architecture, urban planning and public works.

Essential works

Blood wedding, by Federico García Lorca. Script for the performance in the Teatro Beatriz (Madrid, 1933)

The front page of this script has the signature of the author himself, easily recognisable by his trademark capitals.
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Civil constructions. Theory of Urban Viability and Urban Reform of in Madrid (Ildefonso Cerdá, 1861) (Ildefonso Cerdá, 1861)

This is one of the indispensable documents for the study of the urban development planned for Madrid in the late 19th century.
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The Ensanche development in San Sebastián. Project for the modification of the street of Hernani (1876)

The unmistakable hallmark of the architect José Goikoa can be seen in representative places throughout the area such as the Paseo de la Concha avenue, and in distinctive buildings such as the Miramar Palace.
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Restoration of Monuments. Project for the restoration of León Cathedral (1977)

It corresponds to the restoration carried out in the 1970s under the management of the architect Luis Menéndez-Pidal Álvarez.
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Collections

The collections in the archive can be accessed through the Portal of Spanish Archives (PARES), created for the purpose of disseminating over the Internet the Spanish Historical Documents conserved in its network of centres.

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