History Central Catalogue: Spain

The Spanish History Portal Artehistoria.com sponsorised by the Regional Government of Castilla Leon launched recently its own Youtube channel. The Artehistoriacom channel in the popular video sharing site contains a good selection of feeds on art, history and architecture.

Hispanic Virtual Library (Biblioteca Virtual Hispana) of the Spanish National Library presents a selection of documents preserved in that institution, which contain is essential for the understanding and knowledge of Spanish cultural heritage.

The Regional Government of Madrid started a project called  Vida Cotidiana en Madrid, which objective is the digitalisation and distribution of daily life images in the internet. The archive (free access) has already more than 12.000 images. 

The “Centro de Estudios de Castilla la Mancha” hosts a good collection of on-line primary and secondary sources. Among others users will find direct access to the “Relaciones Topográficas” requested by Philip II for the provinces of Ciudad Real, Guadalajara, and Toledo.

China in Spain (1555-1900) This project tries to locate, transcribe, digitize and publish Spanish resources on China from the 16th to the 19th century.
During the first phase of the project, which is supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture and will take three years, the following resources will be investigated:
a) Documents of the 16th and 17th centuries, with special emphasis on missionary’s reports from their travels to China, and on documents related to the rites controversy.
b) Documents referring to the relations between China and the Philippines in the 16th and 17th centuries, with special emphasis on the relations of the governors of the Philippines with China and the treatment of Chinese emigrants in the Philippines.
c) Spanish documents of the 19th century referring to the foreign penetration of China and the resulting social convulsions.

Information regarding Spanish National Archives collected by the Centro Virtual Cervantes

ArteHistoria. Spanish history and art portal.

On-line Spanish archives. Access to a large collection of Spanish historical archives (Archivo General de Indias, Archivo de Simancas, Archivo de la Chancilleria de Valladolid, Archivo Histórico Nacional, etc.).

The Avalon Project (Yale Law School) will mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. We do not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.

Liceus (Nassa N.T. Siglo XXI). A growing Spanish gateway in the field of Humanities. Its main tasks are to spread knowledge, inform, debate and create or propose research projects, as well as to publish and edit historical materials.

D’História (U. of Valencia). This was one of the first systematic indexes on Spanish history resources. The site is maintained by prof. Anaclet Pons.

Clío Project.The aim of this project is twofold. On the one hand the site provides general information and on-line services Such as bibliography, texts of historical interest, etc. to undergraduates students. On the other hand, the server is an excellent research tool for scholars and professors. There are four main sections: students (undergraduates); teachers (undergraduates); university (teaching materials); and research.

The Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes is a joint project between the University of Alicante and the BSCH Banco de Santander Central Hispano. A first-class virtual library and portal on Spanish history and culture hosting, among others, an impressive site on Emperor Carlos V carried out professionally by a selected group of historians. A “must” in your bookmarks.