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The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, through the General Directorate of Books, Archives and Libraries, is scanning the file documentation of the Monastery of Santa Ana in the city of Murcia to facilitate dissemination and study.
These documents will be offered to public through the Internet within two months.
The above Monastery, popularly known as The Anas, rooted in the history of Murcia, since its foundation dates from the late fifteenth century, when already placed in the same place it now occupies, next to the Plaza Santo Domingo, at the beginning of the Paseo de Alfonso X el Sabio, compared to one of the hallmarks of Murcia, the Monastery of Las Claras.
The file contains an interesting historical background consists of documents dated, essentially, between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, with a large number of pieces of attorney, such as wills, gifts and goods partitions, which allow those entering the Order and the heritage contributed to the Monastery.
They are also of great interest of judicial documents, which are the result of the defense that made the monastery his assets and properties in different socio-political avatars.
They also have special value for documents relating to the works of the Monastery and Church of Santa Ana, which employs some of the best known masters of the time, and whose information will be useful for those interested in art history.
However, the main volume consists of documents pertaining to its heritage and income census convent, deeds and titles, contracts, inventories of property, etc., ie, the written testimony on the administration, finances and accounting monastic .
In short, this is a whole documentary on the history of religious institutions over time and broad experience greater social significance of the region.
Source: CARM
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