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Books and works by Tomás Luis de Victoria in the inventories of the Toledo cathedral (1580 - ca. 1860)

A compilation of references to manuscript and printed books containing works by Tomás Luis de …

June 6, 2026
Chapel of El Crucifijo and Altar of Santa Ana. Cathedral of Córdoba
Burials and endowments in the Chapel of the Crucifijo or the los Obispos and the Altar of Santa Ana in Córdoba Cathedral

The Chapel of the Crucifijo, also known as the Chapel of the Obispos, and the …

June 2, 2026
Old Cathedral of Almería
Music news from the Old Cathedral of Almería (1492–1551)

This article compiles the published musical records of the Old Cathedral of Almería for the …

May 30, 2026

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Purchase of a book of polyphony (1529)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 28, 2016

In 1529, the chapter of the cathedral of Granada bought a copy of the Liber quindecim missarum electarum electarum quae per excellentissimos musicos compositae (Rome: Andrea Antico, 1516) for its music chapel.

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Granada luthiers guild (1702)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 25, 2016

A document in the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Granada, which gives an account of a military parade carried out in 1702, at the beginning of the War of the Spanish …

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Entrance of Muhámmad V into Granada (1362)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 18, 2016

On April 16, 1362, after having defeated "al Bermejo" (Muhammad VI), Muhammad V, Sultan of Granada, entered Granada through the Elvira Gate, preceded by a large group of Moorish trumpets …

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