The General Archive of the Complutense University of Madrid, a memory of a long academic history in Madrid

Abstract

Documentary production at the Complutense University of Madrid, its predecessors and institutions that eventually was merging with it, turns out to be of exceptional importance for the study of Spanish education, science, culture and politics from the thirteenth century today. However, for various reasons, it’s still poorly understood by researchers and largely remains dispersed in different repositories. In line with the historical vicissitudes of the university, this article explains what documentation is produced in every circumstance, where that documentation is today and the causes of its current situation.