Archivo General de Indias

The West Indies Comprehensive Archive is also a precious historical museum, where you can learn about the history of the development of the West Indies well, and it is also a very popular location, and many pictures can be seen clearly.

On the way to the cathedral of Seville, one of the special buildings, the Archive of the West Indies, was designed by Juan de Herrera in 1572 and was converted into a public library in 1781. The West Indies Archives is a strong Moorish style in Italian Renaissance style, similar architecture is rare in Europe, but Spain has more such styles for historical reasons. The West Indies Archives has a rich collection of archives from the conquerors to the end of the 19th century, including Cervantes's job search requests, Alexander VI's papal book for Spain and Portugal, and Columbus's logbook, Map and planning of American cities in American colonies and so on. Interested people can enter and see, fog belongs to the distant viewing family.

Between the cathedral and the palace of the Seville royal palace, there is also a red and white building, the West Indies Archive of Spain. It is free to visit, and the archives contain a collection of documents, manuscripts and maps of the conquest of the New World by explorers such as Columbus, Magellan and others.

I decided to go there because I have too much time for sightseeing in Sevilla and I can enter for free! !! The hall was Hiro 々, but I feel like there is no place to see so much. If you have time, please go!

The Archivo de Indias (West India Archive), listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO, is the largest and most important documented site of the history of the Americas during the colonial period. It contains the New World discovery, the portrait of the famous sea explorer Columbus, Columbus' letter to his son and many important documents, free tour without tickets...

West Indies Comprehensive Archives (General Archive of the Indies) - A cultural treasure house, one of the world cultural heritage sites, there is also an archive between the Cathedral of Seville and the Palace, a square gray building. The inconspicuous and inconspicuous West Indies Comprehensive Archive is rich in connotation, and it is still a United Nations World Heritage Site. And the visit is free. The West Indian Archive was first designed by Juan de Herrera in 1572 as a trading venue for commodities, and was converted into a public library in 1781. The most valuable in the archives are documents on discovery and conquest of the New World, as well as manuscripts and maps of sea explorers such as Columbus and Magellan in the second-floor exhibition room, which spans from 1492 to the end of the 19th century. If you have time, you can visit. [West Indies Comprehensive Archives] Attraction location: Av de la Constituci ón, s/n, 41004 Sevilla Transportation: Tram: T1 Arrival Archivo de Indias, get off the bus and get off the ticket: Free opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9:00-16:00, Sunday and holidays 10:00-14:00

The West Indies Archives is a small place at best, but its attraction is that it is not only a lot of precious historical materials, archives, documents and objects, but most importantly, it is said that the coffin of Columbus is buried here. That alone is fascinating enough, and a pilgrimage to discover the legends of the New World in America.