Collections and Internet access to documentary collections.
Documentary collections
University Collection
The historical documentation of the University Collection for years maintained the classification completed in the 1960s by the archivist Salvador Parga Ponda…
Clergy
These collections came from the archives of the former Administration of National Assets of Santiago de Compostela district. They were housed in San Agustín Co…
Royal Hospital
There are two distinct stages in its history: the first is from its foundation until 1846, when the State ceased to be responsible for its operation. In this y…
Municipal archives
As a result of an agreement in 1992 between the Town Council and the University, in 1994 the collection was transferred to the University Historical Archive wi…
Consortium of Santiago de Compostela Archive
In 2006, as a result of an agreement between the University and the inter-administrative entity, Santiago de Compostela Consortium, this organisation deposited…
Public faith
This is made up of the notarial protocols older than 100 years from the districts of Arzúa, Corcubión, Melide, Muros, Negreira, Noia, Ordes, Padrón and Santiag…
Judicial records
Includes civil and criminal cases from the former jurisdictions of Santa Marta de Ortigueira, Cedeira and As Pontes de García Rodríguez.
The Count of Lemos …
Captaincy General of A Coruña. Castroviejo-Blanco Cicerón Collection.
It was deposited in 1973 by the Castroviejo Blanco-Cicerón family, from which it takes its name.
The most important series are those of military cases and l…
Family archives
This section is made up of the documentary collections of different Galician families and lineages purchased, donated and deposited in the archive over the yea…
Ducal Archive of Medinaceli
On 18 November 1988, an agreement was signed between the Casa Ducal of Medinaceli Foundation and the University of Santiago by which a section was created in t…
Personal archives
This section includes the personal archives of Manuel García Barros, an outstanding 19th century figure in Galician society; of the doctor and philanthropist J…
Company archives
This section has been progressively enriched in recent years with the successive incorporation of the archives of different companies and business names.
It…
Political and trade union archives
Consists of an important deposit of documentation from different Galician political and trade union organisations, as well as magazines and various publication…
Music archives
This collection was added to with the deposit made by Música en Compostela of the scores and books of the Sociedad General de Autores Españoles (SGAE), within …
Maps and plans
This is a factitious section, made up of documents from the different sections of the Archive which, in order to preserve and maintain their format, are kept g…
Microfilm collections
Microfilm documentation that supports and complements other collections in the Archive.
It is worth mentioning the Respuestas Generales del Catastro del Mar…