Archivo General de Simancas
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(Medieval and early modern Spain's primary diplomatic archive)
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[edit] Orientation
[edit] Coordinates
[edit] Address
C/ Miravete, 8
47130 Simancas (Valladolid)
España
[edit] Website
http://www.mcu.es/archivos/MC/AGS/index.html
[edit] Telephone
+34 983 590 750
+34 983 590 003
+34 983 591 812
[edit] Fax
+34 983 590 311
[edit] Email
[edit] Schedule & hours
Monday–Friday, 08:15–14:30 2009 holidays: 19 Mar, 9 Apr, 23 Apr, 13 May, 8 Sep, 2 Nov
[edit] Working language(s)
Castilian preferred; English possible
[edit] Directions to the archive
Best to stay overnight in Valladolid, the closest major city. From Valladolid, one can drive to the archive via either the A-62 toward Tordesillas or the Camino Viejo de Simancas. One can also take one of two buses from Valladolid:
- La Regional Vallisoletana S.A. [1] Take the Valladolid-Simancas, Simancas-Valladolid line.
- Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid, S.A. [2] Take line 5, Pº Zorrila,10-Puente de Simancas-Entrepinos. Runs every 20 minutes.
[edit] Holdings
(describe the archive's contents and its catalogs)
[edit] Research procedures
[edit] Access
One needs the Tarjeta Nacional de Investigador, which is available free of charge to any serious researcher. It can be procured at any one of the state archives; bring a passport or equivalent identity document and two loose passport photos.
[edit] Permitted and prohibited items
- Permitted: laptop computers, paper, pencils
- Prohibited:
[edit] Document ordering and delivery
[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming
(what are costs, permits, and page limits? how long do you have to wait?)
[edit] Key individuals
(give names of archive staff and other individuals who can help researchers)
[edit] Practicalities
(details on food, coffee, lockers, washrooms, transportation, internet access, and the like)
[edit] See also
(links to relevant websites and resources)
