Archivo Histórico Provincial de Almería (AHPA) is one of the first historical archives established in Spain.[1] In 1980s it was the palace of the Viscounts of Almansa.[2] In 1935 it received the first notarial protocol from Almería, Berja, Canjáyar, Gérgal and Sorbas.[3] It is owned by the Ministerio de Cultura.[4]