General Archive of the Crown of Aragon

Since 1994 it has been based on the street Almogàvers of Barcelona, where it was transferred from the Palau del Lloctinent (Lieutenant Palace).

Precedents for the archive are collections of scrolls from the clerk's office of the first Counts of Barcelona and Kings of Aragon.

In 1194 King Alfonso II of Aragon commissioned the compilation of the documents from the royal archive that were legally valid and could be useful for the rights of the Crown to Ramon de Caldes (jurist), Dean of the Cathedral of Barcelona and jurist.

After the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714), Javier Garma (1740 - 1783) was appointed head of archive.

From 1318 until 1993, the archive was headquartered in Palau del Lloctinent part of Palau Reial Major (the Royal Palace of Barcelona), and from that date it was partly transferred to Almogàvers street building, so it now has two locations: the historical palace for protocol events, exhibitions and courses, and the newer location for research and curation.