National Archives of Ecuador
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The National Archives of Ecuador (in Spanish
: Archivo nacional del Ecuador) were created in 1884. They obtained their present organization in 1938. They are located in Quito
and have a branch in San Juan de Ambato
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The documents held date from the period 1538 to 1944, distributed into 51 sections containing altogether 5679 boxes.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Archivo nacional del Ecuador) were created in 1884. They obtained their present organization in 1938. They are located in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and have a branch in San Juan de Ambato
San Juan de Ambato
Ambato is a city in located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. The population is 180,000 , making it...
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The documents held date from the period 1538 to 1944, distributed into 51 sections containing altogether 5679 boxes.