General Archive of the Indies

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The General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, is a historic archive that houses valuable documents related to the Spanish Empire's colonial history in the Americas and the Philippines. Established in 1785 by King Charles III, the archive was created to centralize the vast amount of paperwork generated by the colonial administration. The archive is located in the stunning Casa Lonja de Mercaderes, a building originally designed as a merchant exchange by architect Juan de Herrera in the late 16th century. Today, it boasts a collection of approximately nine kilometers of shelving, containing around 43,000 volumes and 80 million pages, including maps, manuscripts, and official correspondence.

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