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Organ from the Gospel side of the Collegiate Church of Santa María del Cluniaco. Roque de Larra (1773). Foto de Ángel Villaba
Organ by Roque de Lara (1773) for the collegiate church of Santa María del Cluniaco in Villafranca del Bierzo (León)

In 1773, Antonio Álvarez de Toledo y Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, 10th Marquis of …

March 16, 2026
Old cathedral of Cádiz (chuch of Santa Cruz). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Arrival of books by Tomás Luis de Victoria at the Cádiz Cathedral (1583-1610)

There is news of the shipment of three printed books, plus the possibility that two …

March 6, 2026
<em>Missale cordubensis ecclesiae</em> (1561), calendar: <em>December</em>
Feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle in Córdoba Cathedral (1330 / 1443)

The first mention of the feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle (30 …

March 2, 2026

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Trumpet and kettledrum players of the town of Medina del Campo (1651)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 7, 2022

On 13 February 1651, Francisco de Zamora, blacksmith and trumpet player, resident of Medina del Campo (Valladolid), received four atabales from the alderman and commissioner of the town council. He …

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Gaspar Maldonado, master of minstrels (1530-c.1595)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 20, 2022

A document from the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on the teaching work of Gaspar Maldonado, a ministril resident in Madrid.

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