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Cathedral of Jaen.
Documents concerning books by Tomás Luis de Victoria in Jaén Cathedral (1583–1760)

The Jaén Cathedral archive preserves three letters from Victoria that accompanied the shipment of his …

Oct. 30, 2026
Location of the old chaple of La Asunción or the La Coronación Nuestra Señora. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundations and burials at the altar of La Asunción or the La Coronación de Nuestra Señora of the Cathedral of Córdoba

This Altar of the Assumption was also known as the ‘Per Infante’ Altar, named after …

Oct. 26, 2026
Church of San Matías de Jalatlaco (Oaxaca de Juárez)
Inventory of books and instruments belonging to the parish of San Matías, in Jalatlaco, in the Oaxaca Valley (1629)

An inventory of books and instruments belonging to the parish of San Matías, in Jalatlaco, …

Oct. 14, 2026
Church of San Miguel. Guadix
A split-manual organ built by Diego Liger de Sanforte and Juan Pérez de Sanforte for the churches of Guadix (1575–1576)

In 1575, the Flemish organ builder Diego Liger de Sanforte received a commission in Guadix …

Oct. 9, 2026

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Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 11, 2022

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter of obligation by which he undertook "to perform two dances" in the Corpus Christi procession …

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Company of organ builders in Salamanca (1591)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 27, 2022

In 1591, Juan de Valencia and Roque de Peñalosa formalised the life-long formation of a company of organ builders in Salamanca for the construction, maintenance and tuning of instruments.

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Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 27, 2022

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract with the pipe and tabor Sebastián Martín to accompany the dances of the said young …

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