históricos

Históricos is a term used in both Portuguese and Spanish with meanings tied to history and historical materials. It derives from the noun historia (history) plus the common adjectival suffix -ico/-icos, producing the feminine forms histórico/históricos and histórico in each language.

In Portuguese, histórico is the masculine singular adjective meaning related to history. The plural históricos is used for masculine plural nouns and can appear in contexts such as fontes históricas (historical sources), documentos históricos (historical documents), or eventos históricos (historical events). The term also functions in compound phrases to designate materials or periods of historical interest. While rarely, históricos can appear in catalogs or inventories to refer collectively to historical records, though more precise terms like fontes históricas or documentos históricos are common.

In Spanish, histórico is the masculine singular adjective meaning historical. The plural históricos is used with masculine plural nouns, as in documentos históricos (historical documents), personajes históricos (historical figures), or sitios históricos (historical sites). Like Portuguese, históricos serves to classify or describe objects, events, or periods with historical relevance. It does not typically function as a standalone noun in everyday use; historians would be referred to as historiadores.

In archival, museum, and academic contexts, históricos appears frequently in expressions such as colecciones históricas (historical collections), archivo histórico (historical archive), and fondos históricos (historical fonds). The term helps distinguish materials of historical interest from contemporary or fictional ones and is a standard descriptor in historiography and cultural heritage.