Libraries in Spain

Founded by Philip V in 1712 as the Real Biblioteca Publica, the national library of Spain holds more than 33 million items, includ...

King Charles III gathered the documents of Spanish colonial administration into the old merchants exchange of Seville in 1785. Tod...

Philip II gathered a humanist library for his monastery palace and ordered it frescoed with scenes of the arts and sciences by Pel...

Emperor Charles V ordered royal records gathered in the castle of Simancas near Valladolid in 1540, creating one of the first offi...