ida ▁Com bat entes ▁da ▁Liber dade ▁da ▁Pat ria , ▁in ▁the ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Ch ã ▁de ▁Are ia . ▁It ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁custom s ▁building , ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar qu ivo ▁Hist órico ▁Nacional ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁under ▁the ▁dec ree ▁number ▁ 1 2 8 / 8 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁pres erving , ▁organ izing ▁and ▁dis sem in ating ▁the ▁national ▁arch ival ▁her itage . ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁approved ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁and ▁the ▁Ar qu ivo ▁Hist órico ▁Nacional ▁became ▁the ▁" Ar qu ivo ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Cab o ▁Ver de ". ▁It ▁contains ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁of ▁books ▁of ▁records ▁and ▁separate ▁documents ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Administration , ▁Municip ality ▁Coun c ils , ▁Church es , ▁Reg ist ries ▁and ▁Not aries ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Cour ts . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁national ▁arch ives ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Santiago , ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁Category : C ape ▁Ver de an ▁culture ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in