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PARES statistics

* Las statistics are updated semestralment, in june and early in january.

1. How Many documents in PARES? What is the number of digital images/objects?

The Spanish Archives Portal (PARES) contains descriptive records and digital images of the documentary collections preserved in the state archives.

Each document described in PARES could be associated to one or several images digital/objects.

Until 3 june 2024 in PARES 5.473.495 descriptions are published, associated with a total of 37.592.271 image/digital objects issued:

PARES, descripciones e imágenes 2024 Pulse para ampliar
YEAR Total descriptive records All images

2007

2.577.891

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2008

2.962.883

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2009

3.223.614

20.027.182

2010

3.299.686

21.310.288

2011

3.361.098

23.439.403

2012

3.386.617

26.786.328

2013

3.415.088

27.783.393

2014

3.450.620

29.240.811

2015

5.278.741

29.787.759

2016

5.297.797

30.181.982

2017

5.300.781

31.878.890

2018

5.318.775

32.783.214

2019

5.349.645

35.077.219

2020

5.373.151

35.527.247

2021

5.381.178

36.208.563

2022

5.403.867

36.770.789

2023

5.432.778

37.391.868

2024

5.473.495

37.592.271

2. Are You digitized all documents described in PARES?

Not all the documents described in PARES has pictures.

Until 3 june 2024 there narrative digitized 2.048.604 records, representing an approximately women entrepreneurs received 37.43 per cent of the total. This percentage is evolving as they develop the work of digitisation in the files.

3. How Many authority records contain PARES?

Until 3 june 2024, the total number of rows of authority is 81.666, 18.177 are individuals, families or institutions or participants in producing the genesis of documents (approximately 22,26%):

autoridades PARES 2024
YEAR The Total authority records

2016

47.879

2017

52.426

2018

56.428

2019

62.665

2020

66.052

2021

68.375

2022

72.256

2023

77.163

2024

81.666

4. What is the number of users and consultations with PARES?

The data from recent years reflect an overall increase the visibility of PARES on the internet.

Year Users Working session Páginas consulted

2015

544.581

1.122.878

24.161.288

2016

568.224

1.201.466

24.342.529

2017

629.652

1.353.693

24.692.232

2018

771.423

1.503.411

25.117.197

2019

937.550

1.766.503

25.403.104

2020

1.143.857

2.104.276

17.128.101

2021

833.717

1.760.243

15.568.581

2022

997.848

2.023.570

17.122.213

2023

1.127.438

2.256.794

20.246.716

2024

679.420

1.334.140

11.870.933

5. What documentation is the most consulted in PARES?

The five funds or documentary collections most consulted in PARES are:

Fund/Collection Archive

National delegation Documentary Services of the presidency of the government

CDMH (Documentary Centre of Historical Memory)

Government

AGI (General Archive of Indias)

House of Trade of the Indies

AGI (General Archive of Indias)

Royal Audience and chancillería of Valladolid

ARCHV (Archive of Royal Chancillería of Valladolid)

File of the dukes of Osuna

AHNOB (Historical Archive of the Nobility)

The five most consulted documentary series in PARES are:

A documentary series Archive

Registration of enforcement

ARCHV (Archive of Royal Chancillería of Valladolid)

Hidalguía's demands

ARCHV (Archive of Royal Chancillería of Valladolid)

Student academic records

AHN (National Historical Archive)

File of persons charged with the special court for the suppression of freemasonry and communism for communism

CDMH (Documentary Centre of Historical Memory)

Dossiers of evidence of the knights of the Order of Santiago

AHN (National Historical Archive)

The five most consulted documentary units in pairs are:

Documentary unit Archive

Piece 10th in balearic islands religious persecution.

* CDMH (Documentral Centre of historical memory)

* La documentation is kept physically at the heart of historical memory.

Marriage settlements of admiral don cristóbal colón or "of Santa Fe"

ACA (Archives of the Crown of Aragon)

List of passengers

AGI (General Archives of Indias)

1. Educated Government information to clarify the background and circumstances surrounding the abandonment of positions of the territory of the General Command of Melilla in july 1921 (Expediente Picasso).

AHN (National Historical Archive)

Beatus of Tábara

AHN (National Historical Archive)

6. Information from the rest of our databases:

In addition to peers, there are other databases in which you can consult our or those of other institutions of files with whom we collaborate in joint projects.

Until 3 june 2024, data are:

7. Further information about files

You can find more complete information not only of PARES, but other owned files, Files belonging to National Statistical Plan and developed, annually, the sub-directorate General of the state archives of the ministry of culture, with the collaboration of the Sub-Department of publications and Cultural heritage of the ministry of defence. In these statistics provides information concerning deposits/funds documentaries, services in room and on the Internet, consultations, educational and cultural activities, services, equipment and seconded personnel.

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