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Choir lectern of the Seville cathedral (detail). Bartolomé Morel (1565)
The minstrels of Seville Cathedral play motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1587-1673)

Several documents link the shipment of a book of motets by Victoria with the group …

Dec. 12, 2025
Damascus. <em>Civitatis Orbis Terrarum<em/>. Georg Braun y Franz Hogenberg (1588)
From Bethsaida to Damascus. Twelfth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

In the last days of October 1588, the caravan in which Francisco Guerrero was travelling …

Dec. 8, 2025
Eruption of 1669. Giacinto Platania
Rogations processions in Catania during the eruption of 1669

Between March and July 1669, Mount Etna experienced its most destructive eruption in two thousand …

Dec. 1, 2025
Cathedral of Valladolid. Project of Juan de Herrera according Fernando Chueca Goitia.
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Valladolid (1581-1876)

The collegiate church of Santa María de Valladolid became a cathedral during Victoria's lifetime. The …

Nov. 28, 2025

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A motet for the exequies of the king Felipe II in Granada (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-03-2018

On 21 October 1598, the funeral of King Philip II was held in the royal chapel of Granada. It is likely that Luis de Aranda, chapel master of the neighbouring …

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Purchase and repair of sackbuts in the Cathedral of Granada (c.1578 - c.1588)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-02-2018

The documentation relating to the purchase and repair of instruments in the Cathedral of Granada (c. 1578 - c. 1588) provides us with several references to the term "trombón", common …

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The composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich) in the cathedral of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2018

Recent researches carried out in the Seville cathedral archives have allowed us to expand our knowledge of the life trajectory of the enigmatic composer Henricus Tik (= Enrique Tich), author …

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Francisco de Medina, chaplain and master of the choirboys in the chapel of the Queen Isabel (1500)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-02-2018

Francisco de Medina joined Queen Isabella's chapel as chaplain and teacher of the choiboys on 20 April 1500. He may be considered a possible candidate for the authorship of the …

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