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Convent of San Blas in Lerma (Burgos)
Villancicos for the Convent of San Blas and the Collegiate Church of Lerma during the Christmas season of 1616

A small handwritten book, held at the National Library of Spain, contains a series of …

July 27, 2026
Possible location of the altar of Santo Tomé in Córdoba Cathedral
Burials and endowments at the altar of Santo Tomé in Córdoba Cathedral (c. 1374)

The scant surviving documentation on the medieval altar of Santo Tomé in Córdoba Cathedral only …

July 21, 2026
Front cover and underlined text. <em>Viage de Hierusalem</em>. Francisco Guerrero
An edition of Francisco Guerrero’s Viaje de Hierusalem, printed in Seville by Gabriel Ramos Bejarano in 1614

In 1614, a new Seville edition of Francisco Guerrero’s Viaje de Hierusalem rolled off the …

July 14, 2026
Toledo cathedral, choir.
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Toledo II (¿1564?-1668)

This article presents a collection of documents relating to the shipment of books to the …

July 9, 2026

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Organs for the Dominican convents of Chile built in Guadalajara by Claudio Girón (1590)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 7, 2022

In 1590, Fray Cristóbal Núñez commissioned the organ builder Claudio Girón to build six small organs (realejos), which must have been destined for the Dominican convents founded in the province …

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Cathedral minstrels in the neighbourhood of San Lorenzo (1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2022

A document in the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on two of the minstrels of the cathedral who lived in the neighbourhood of San Lorenzo, Juan …

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Processions at Holy Week in Granada (1631)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Jan. 30, 2022

In 1631, Juan Palacios, provost of the Diocese, reduced the number of brotherhoods that could make their penitential procession in Granada during Holy Week that year from nine to three.

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