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Psaltery. Salvador Bofill (1760)
Musical instruments and sheet music sold in Madrid (1790–1800)

In this article, we georeference a number of news items concerning the buying and selling …

Sept. 14, 2026
Cathedral of Córdoba. Chapel of El Corpus Christi or Santa María
Foundation and pious endowments in the Chapel of the Corpus Christi or the Santa María in Córdoba Cathedral

The Corpus Christi Chapel, or Chapel of Santa María, in Córdoba Cathedral was founded by …

Sept. 7, 2026
Lectern for the singers in the choir of Toledo Cathedral (Nicolás de Vergara, 1572)
Copy of a mass by Philippe Rogier for the music chapel of Toledo Cathedral (1656)

A receipt from 1656, signed by Tomás Micieces—choirmaster of Toledo Cathedral—records the existence of a …

Sept. 2, 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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