 And from 1858 to 1939 was the Central General Archive of Alcalá de Henares.Given the saturation of the Archivo de Simancas and its distance to the Court of Madrid, was determined the creation of the Central General Archive in 1858 in the Archbishop's Palace after its assignment to the State for this purpose by Archbishop Cirilo de Alameda y Brea (1857-1872).This Archive received documents from the ministries and agencies suppressed following the reform of 1834.