▁Dec ree ▁ 2 7 6 / 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁whose ▁National ▁Historic ▁Archive ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁dedicated ▁department . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Arch ivo ▁General ▁de ▁la ▁Guerra ▁Civil ▁Españ ola , ▁hous ed ▁at ▁Sal aman ca , ▁was ▁formally ▁constit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Committee ▁of ▁exper ts ▁ ▁A ▁committee ▁of ▁exper ts , ▁compr ising ▁among ▁others , ▁the ▁former ▁director - general ▁of ▁Un es co , ▁Feder ico ▁Mayor ▁Zar ago za ▁( sp okes man ), ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁Edward ▁Male f ak is , ▁and ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁F us i , ▁declared ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 7 ▁members ▁( with ▁three ▁ab st ent ions ), ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" just ▁and ▁legit imate " ▁that ▁the ▁documents ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁autonom ous ▁government . ▁▁ ▁The ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁corresponding ▁documents ▁to ▁the ▁Catal an ▁authorities ▁was ▁formal ised ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁Law ▁ 2 1 / 2 0 0 5 , ▁which ▁established ▁that ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁a ▁new ▁documentation ▁centre , ▁the ▁Centro ▁Document al ▁de ▁la ▁Mem oria ▁Hist ór ica , ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁state , ▁would ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Sal aman ca . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Arch ives