Notas sobre la fuentes no literarias y archivos para la historia moderna de España

Abstract

This article offers some general considerations essentially aimed to serve those embarking on research in the field of History. The first part —“Non-literary Sources”— briefly points out certain aspects of Modem History that traditional institutionalized learning methods tend to overlook, but which prove valuable in the search for detailed knowledge of a subject. The second part, greater in extension than the first, deals with “Archives”, a basic source of documentation for the Modem Historian. The summary of characteristics of the most important archives offers a general outline of the principal means for conducting research.