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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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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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