The Order of San Juan of Jerusalem in the Historical National Archive: general approximation to his sources. The Archive of the Great Priory of Navarre

Abstract

Highlighting the most important institutional milestones throughout the history of the Military Order of San Juan of Jerusalén in Spain, the author follows the trail of various archives from the end of the 18th century until their definitive storage in the National Historical Archive (1897). The administrative and filing history of various origins, such as those of the Order itself, is analysed with its archives separately from those of the Languages of Castile and Aragón and Castellanía de Amposta, as well as the State Administrative Archives which were at some time given authorisation over the aforementioned Order (Secretaries of Law of the State of the Treasury and of Justice). Finally, she tells the peculiar story of the Gran Priorato of Saint John of Jerusalem in Navarre and offers clues as to how to trace more documentation in other sections of the National Historical Archive and other Spanish archives.