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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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Organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (c. 1751)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 13, 2022

The organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (Granada) was built c. 1751, thanks to the financial contributions of the local parishioners, which also …

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Trumpet and kettledrum players of the town of Medina del Campo (1651)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 7, 2022

On 13 February 1651, Francisco de Zamora, blacksmith and trumpet player, resident of Medina del Campo (Valladolid), received four atabales from the alderman and commissioner of the town council. He …

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Gaspar Maldonado, master of minstrels (1530-c.1595)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 20, 2022

A document from the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on the teaching work of Gaspar Maldonado, a ministril resident in Madrid.

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