The founding of the International Committee of Palaeography allowed Spanish palaeographers to open up to newly emerging trends. Along these lines, the Sociedad Española de Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas was established in 2005 and since organised an annual conference and published its results in the Association’s Bulletin. It also maintains a catalogue of the Historiographical Sciences and Techniques taught in Spanish universities as well as a bibliographical directory of the Society’s members. This seminar aims to describe and present these initiatives and set out an overview of the current state-of-the-art in Spanish palaeographic studies.

Biographical note:
Manuel Joaquín Salamanca López. Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Written Heritage (UCM). Coordinator-Manager of the Virtual Campus (UCM). Member and collaborator of several national and international research projects, author and co-author of numerous monographs and articles on palaeographic-diplomatic and historical themes in addition to having given, coordinated and directed various conferences, courses, among others. He has been invited to speak at the following universities and international organisations: University of Lisbon; Autónoma University of Lisbon; NOVA University; University of Oporto; University of Coimbra; Portucalense Infante D. Henrique University; Fernando Pessoa University; Beira Interior University; Minho University; Università di Roma “La Sapienza”; Università di Venezia; Università di Bergamo; Università di Verona; Università di Parma; Università di Salerno; Università di Cagliari; Università di Sassari; Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli; Archivio di Stato di Napoli; Archivio di Stato di Cagliari; Istituto di Storia dell’Europa Mediterranea (ISEM). Consiglio Nazionale delle Rircerche, Italy (CNR). Universidad Nacional de San Marcos; Instituto Raúl Porras Barrenechea; Archivo General de la Nación de Perú; Archivo de la Municipalidad de Lima, etcetera.