History of Spain: Primary Documents
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- 1908 translation by S.P. Scott of Forum judicum.
- Visigothic laws towards Spanish Jews (Book XII) anticipated the much later inquisition.
- (7th century; English translations)
- From Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley
- (1031-1555; facsimiles)
- Translation of the Chronica Adefonsi imperatoris, with study and notes
- Edited by Glenn E. Lipskey.
- -- Note: the Chronicle itself begins at Book One.
- (Reign of Alfonso VII of Spain, 1126 - 1157; tranlations, commentary, and apparatus)
- Unpublished documents, a portion of the monograph Jews in the Notarial Culture, edited by Robert I. Burns.
- (1250 - 1350; transcriptions)
- (Translations)
- Includes the Library of Iberian Resources Online (LIBRO) and translated documents.
- (Translations)
- Translations of Catalonian maritime documents, with related notes
- Translated and edited by Stanley S. Jados.
- (1435; translations and commentary)
- (4 September 1479; English translation)
- The Treaty of Tordesilhas, dividing the colonizable world between Spain and Portugal
- Presented by the Portuguese Biblioteca Nacional
- (7 June 1494; synoptic facsimiles and transcriptions)
- A bilingual digital library site with documentation of interactions between Spain and North America
- from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
- A cooperative project of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular of Seville,
- and the Library of Congress.
- (15th - 19th centuries; facsimiles of books, maps, prints, photographs, manuscripts, and other documents)
- (Translations and transcriptions).
- by Ferdinand and Isabella
- (1492; English translation)
- (1494?; translation).
- (May 4, 1493; Translation)
- Christopher Columbus describes the new lands he has discovered.
- (November 20, 1493; manuscript)
- (1492; Translation)
- Describing his first voyage across the Atlantic.
- (1493: Latin and English translations)
- De correspondentie van Willem van Oranje
- The correspondence of William of Orange (main leader of the Dutch Revolt against Spain)
- Letters accessible by browsing or by advanced search protocols
- Over 12,000 letters digitized by the Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis
- (1551-1584, facsimiles of letters in various languages, mostly Dutch and French).
- (1561, English translation).
- History of King Philip II with digital images of the Council of Trent document, MSS 143
- Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
- (12 July 1564; facsimiles)
- as reported in the English Mercurie
- (July 23, 1588, English facsimile).
- (1588; modernized transcription and commentary)
- (1592-1597, facsimiles).
- As found in the Archivo General de Simancas (Spain) within the section Estado, legajo 181.
- From the Lopéz Martín Manuscript Collection.
- (1598; Basque transcriptions)
- (1566-1630; Spanish and Basque transcriptions and facsimiles)
- A French project that also includes Spanish items digitised at libraries in Toulouse.
- (16th-18th centuries; facsimiles)
- From Hanover College's texts on Early Modern Europe.
- (Translations)
- With references to the Spanish monarchy.
- (31 December 1701; transcription).
- From the journals of British Admiral Sir George Rooke, recounting battles against the French and Spanish forces.
- (17 - 23 October, 1702; transcriptions)
- Digitized by David Stewart of Hillsdale College.
- (October 1750; transcription).
- An online exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution, focusing on the relationships between Spain and the United States
- from the Treaty of Paris to the American takeover of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
- Also available in Spanish.
- (1763-1848; portraits, maps, documents and treaties)
- A collection of documents from the Avalon Project.
- (1795-1898; transcriptions and translations).
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
- With both primary and secondary sources, including photos.
- From the Anarchy Archives.
- (1936-1939; facsimiles, transcriptions and commentary)
- Mostly illustrating Tampa, Florida's connections to Spain.
- From the University of South Florida.
- (1936-1940; facsimiles and audio)
- Best collection of posters of the Spanish Civil War available worldwide.
- Browse the database.
- A digital project of PARES, Portal de Archivos Españoles.
- (1936-1939; facsimiles)
- Digitized from collections at the Library of Congress.
- (1930-1940; facsimiles)
- from the Southworth Collection at the University of California at San Diego
- (1934-1939; facsimile images)
- from the Southworth Collection at the University of California at San Diego.
- (mostly 1938; facsimile images)
- An online exhibition of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
- At Columbia University.
- (1936-1939; facsimile images)
- A remarkable collection of photographic images from the Spanish Civil War.
- Originally created by the Junta de Defensa de Madrid to document atrocities,
- Later used by the Franco government to identify and repress republicanos.
- Maintained by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
- from the Southworth Collection at the University of California at San Diego.
- (mostly 1936-1939; facsimile images)
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
- A collection of documents related to WWII.
- From the Avalon Project.
- Digital primary documents assembled at Mount Holyoke College.
- (1938-1945; translations)
- Forward and Executive Summary to the Preliminary Study from the U.S. State Department.
- (1939-present; transcriptions)
- From the U.S. State Department: Supplement to Preliminary Study on U.S. and Allied Efforts to Recover and Restore Gold and other Assets Stolen or Hidden by Germany During World War II
- (1939-present; transcriptions)
- War Western European States Spain Since 1945 (Scroll down to Spain)
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1945 to the present; transcriptions and translations)
- (31 October 1978; Spanish-language transcription)
- Includes the link to an English translation.
- 1978 version with revisions through 1992.
- (English translations)
- Publications and databases documenting the activities of the courts, Congress and the Senate.
- (1977 - present; Spanish-language transcriptions)
- Library of Congress guide to legal information and/or information on governmental systems.
- Manifestations of Europe in archival documents.
- (Facsimiles and English summaries)
- A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum's Historic Cities
- (Facsimiles).
- (1546 - 1877; facsimiles, transcriptions, and commentaries)
- A part of the Virtual Library for European History
- Primary documentary materials interspersed chronologically with essays and commentaries.
- (Antiquity to the present; transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries)
- Part of the national digital library of the Biblioteca Nacional, this section features digitized newspapers and journals.
- La Hemeroteca Digital supone el inicio del proyecto “Biblioteca Digital Hispánica”, que tiene como objetivo la consulta y difusión pública a través de Internet del Patrimonio Bibliográfico Español conservado en la Biblioteca Nacional.
- (1772-1933; facsimiles with transcriptions)
- A rich list of other digitized historical press collections in Spain.
- These include municipal and regional projects for Andalucia, Barcelona, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia (ARCA),
Catalonia (Joan Lluis Vives), Galicia, Gijon, and Girona.
- A database of digitized Spanish press articles with unique items otherwise difficult to access.
- Made available from holdings at public libraries and other institutions with assistance of the Ministry of Culture.
- (1777 to the present; facsimiles)
- An annotated and growing list of Spanish rare books online.
- A part of DigiSpain coordinated by Klaus Graf.
- (Medieval to 19th century; facsimiles and transcriptions)
- Over 100 incunabula and 1700 books, all digitized by UCM.
- Heavily representing medical history, but other topics as well.
- After gratis registration, you have access to all materials.
- (15th - 18th centuries; facsimiles)
- Collection of digital copies of rare books and manuscripts from the early modern period to the nineteenth century.
- Also contains doctoral dissertations, e-books, pre-prints, articles, proceedings...
- Digital facsimiles of around 1,000 manuscripts and books representing the Spanish cultural heritage.
- Cosponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and accessible by a simple or an advanced search.
- Images of Euskaldunak, the Basque people, in Europe and America.
- A collection of the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries.
- (Fascimile images)
- PARES: Portal de Archivos Españoles - Portal of Spanish Archives
- El Portal de Archivos Españoles es un proyecto del Ministerio de Cultura destinado a la difusión en Internet del Patrimonio Histórico Documental Español conservado en su red de centros.
- Digitized historic documents from various Spanish archives.
- (Medieval to 20th century; facsimiles, transcriptions and commentaries)
- Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.
- (Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)
- With historic maps provided by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya.
- Interface also available in Catalan and Spanish.
- (17th - 21st centuries; map facsimiles)
- Provided by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya.
- (15th - 20th centuries; map facsimiles)
- Map of Spain and Portugal in 1810.
- (1810; zoomable map)
- (Facsimiles).
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EuroDocs Creator: Richard Hacken, European Studies Bibliographer,
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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