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Tribute to Sir John H. Elliott

On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the ACA, Professor Sir John Elliott visited its headquarters and received a well-deserved tribute. Here we publish documents of his relationship with the archive and the conference he gave

Exhibition of the centenary of the Archive

On December 12, the exhibition space of the seventh centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon was inaugurated in the Viceroys' Palace. The exhibition will remain open until October 2019

Documents for the History of Europe

On the 40th anniversary of the book of Barbero and Vigil on the origin of feudalism in the Iberian Peninsula, the ACA shares the document of the year 913 in which five hundred neighbors recognize the domain of the monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses.

Lecture series "Thinking History: homage to John Elliott"

On Wednesday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m., this cycle organized by the Centro Libre Arte y Cultura opens with a lecture by Prof. Ruiz Doménec at the Viceroys' Palace.

In memoriam Jaume Riera i Sans (1941-2018)

On August 2, the one who was ACA's facultative archivist, Jaume Riera, passed away. In his memory we have selected some examples of his extensive bibliographical production on History and Archives

Visit of the Minister of Culture and Sports

On August 22, 2018, the Minister of Culture and Sports, José Guirao, visited the facilities of the two headquarters of the ACA

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

In the centenary of its creation, the ACA (1318-2018) restores and publishes online the founding charter of the time of James II

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

Enjoy the commemorative audiovisuals of the centenary. Meet Marina and discover the jewels in the archives

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

The Archives of the Crown of Aragon presents a collection of 347 letters of condolences or death announcements, edited by the Institución Fernando el Católico, in the context of the celebrations for its seventh centenary.

UNESCO Memory of the World Register

On May 28, UNESCO diplomas were awarded to the new assets registered in the Memory of the World, among them the "Liber Sancti Iacobi" (Codex Calixtinus) of the ACA

L'ou com balla 2018

As every year on the occasion of the Corpus the Viceroys' Palace welcomes the tradition of L'ou com balla. From May 31 to June 3.

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

On May 22 and 23, 2018, the study days "Archive of the Crown of Aragon: its history and its documentary collections" are celebrated in Zaragoza, in commemoration of the seventh centenary of the ACA

Documents for the History of Europe

Concordia with Bernat Ató (1112)

Multilingual Citizen's Charters

Citizen’s Charters in French, English, Italian and Portuguese are offered by the ACA from now to its European visitors. The European Heritage is multilingual

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

Publication in PARES of the archival description and digital images of the Chancellery Registries during the reign of Juan I (1387-1396). There are 286 volumes and 101,646 new images

Documents for the History of Europe

First safe-conduct for a group of Roma in the Iberian Peninsula (1425)

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

The Archive commemorates its seven centuries of existence (1318-2018)

UNESCO Memory of the World Register

The program "Memory of the World" has accepted the joint candidacy of the various Codex Calixtinus preserved in the Iberian Peninsula, among other centers, in the Archives of the Crown of Aragon in its register of documents.

20th Congress on the History of the Crown of Aragon

The Permanent Committee of the Congresses of History of the Crown of Aragon, the Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo and the Università Federico II di Napoli published the definitive program of the 20th Congress

New map of the European Heritage Sites

During the European Heritage Label Days 2017 in Estonia, the Sites of the Peace of Westphalia, Münster and Osnabrück presented the "European Heritage Label Map".

Centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon

The BOE of 28 June publishes the applicable tax benefits in the VII centenary of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon (p. 176)

UNESCO Memory of the World Register

The Archives of the Crown of Aragon has had an early 12th century excerpt from the 3rd Book of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana included in the Memory of the World Register.

Documents for the History of Europe

Llibre del Repartiment de València (Book of Repartition of Valencia) (1237-1252)

European Heritage Label

The Archives of the Crown of Aragon has been awarded the European Heritage Label. On the 10th of March 2016, the European Commission published the list of heritage sites that have achieved this recognition.

UNESCO Memory of the World Register

The Memory of the World Programme has included the Capitulations of Santa Fe held at the Archives of the Crown of Aragon in its register of documents.

Discovery of an unknown letter from Jacques de Molay

This letter from Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar, is addressed to Ramon de Bell-lloc, Commander of the Order, and is dated 21st January 1296.

New miniatures of the Liber Feudorum Maior found

Recovery of four original folios from the Liber Feudorum in the bound records of the Chancery of the Archives of the Crown of Aragon.