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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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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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