Archive

Basic information

The Central Archive is responsible for the organisation, control, conservation, access and dissemination of the Department's documentary heritage, as well as a source of information, both for the Public Administrations and for citizens.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• TO ATTEND THE CONSULTATION ROOM IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BY SENDING AN E-MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS: archivo.general@hacienda.gob.es

History

The Central Archive of the Ministry of Finance, created by Royal Order of 25 June 1850, is one of the oldest in the General State Administration. You can find out more about its history and evolution at the following link:

• History of the Ministry's Central Archives

Services

• Citizen services:
  • Information on documentary funds.
  • Search and consult documents.
    • You can consult the ONLINE CATALOGUE​ of the freely accessible documentation.
  • Reproduction of documents.
  • Care and advice in the Consultation Room.
    • To request access to the consultation room, an appointment is required: archivo.general@hacienda.gob.es
• Services to units and office archives of the Ministry:
  • Conservation and treatment of the documents.
  • Document transfer management
  • Administrative loan of files to production offices.
  • Processing of authorised disposal of documents.
  • Document assessment processes for processing requests to the Higher Commission for Classification of Administrative Documents for removal or conservation rulings.
  • Consultancy services for Electronic Administration relating to documents, files and archives.
• Policy for the Management of the Ministry's Electronic Documents:
  • Policy for the Management of the MINHAP's Electronic Documents..
    • The Ministry of Finance has prepared the first Management Policy of electronic documents of the General Administration of the State, which is constantly updated. The current version is 3.2. You can consult it at the following link:
      • Policy for the Management of the Department's Electronic Documents.
  • Working Group on Electronic Document Management Policy
    • The Ministry has an interdisciplinary working group, with representatives of the different units, in which documents related to electronic document management are prepared. You can consult their records at the following link:
      • Proceedings of the Working Group on Electronic Document Management Policy.
• Services through the website of the Ministry and the Electronic Office:
  • Archive information service.
  • Procedure to req​uest certifications and authentic copies of documents and dossiers held in the General Archive.
  • Policy for the Management of the Department's Electronic Documents.

Contact

• Public opening hours and telephone: 91 595 57 96; 91 595 60 08, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:30.
• It is necessary to send previously an email indicating the date and time of visit to the Central Archive.
• Email: archivo.general@hacienda.gob.es
• Address: c/ Alcalá, 9 - Planta Baja. 28071-Madrid

Quality and Commitment

• Charter of S​ervices (PDF aprox. 1,2 MB)

Curiosities

• Cultural diffusion projects
  • The carillon of the Ministry of Finance, the first in Madrid. Find out about its curiosities through a short documentary and the melodies it played, reconstructed from the sound of its bells:
    • ​The carillon of the Ministry of Finance
  • Graphic Chronicle of the Royal Customs House. Different videos on the history and curiosities of the building of the Real Casa de la Aduana, the current headquarters of the Ministry of Finance.
    • Graphic Chronicle of the Royal Customs House