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Eruption of 1669. Giacinto Platania
Rogations processions in Catania during the eruption of 1669

Between March and July 1669, Mount Etna experienced its most destructive eruption in two thousand …

Dec. 1, 2025
Cathedral of Valladolid. Project of Juan de Herrera according Fernando Chueca Goitia.
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Valladolid (1581-1876)

The collegiate church of Santa María de Valladolid became a cathedral during Victoria's lifetime. The …

Nov. 28, 2025
3D model of the tomb of the Téllez de Meneses family (ca. 1300)
Regulation of weddings and burials in medieval Cordoba (1286)

The regulation of weddings and burials carried out by the Council of Cordoba is part …

Nov. 25, 2025
Relief of the Mass of Saint Gregory and tombstone of Alvar Alonso de Astorga
Endowments by Canon Alvar Alfonso de Astorga (II) in Córdoba Cathedral (1481)

The extensive endowment charter of Alvar Alonso de Astorga (II), canon of Córdoba Cathedral, in …

Nov. 24, 2025

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Musicians from the royal chapels who travelled to Córdoba during the court's stay in that city (1570)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-09-2025

In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying the monarch to Córdoba were Archdukes Rudolf and Ernest, as well as a large entourage …

royal entry mass journey Holy Week feast of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday) Cortes of Castile sermon Felipe II (king) music chapel of the capilla real (Madrid) trumpets drum player Guido Godefroy (assistant chapel master) Jacques Gerardi (singer) Adrien van Cauwenhoven (= Adren van Couwenhoven, singer) Mathias Wanloo (singer) Jan de Nalines (chaplain, singer) George Bontefleur (singer) Nicaise Houssart (singer) Gilles du Clermortier (singer) Pompeo di Russi (copyist) Géry Marchant (chaplain, singer) Jan de la Oultre (chaplain, singer) Louis Souguenet (chaplain, singer) Guido Godfroyt (= Guy Godefroy, singer) Eustache Flamen (alto, singer) Pascasio Renart (singer) Melchor de Valdés (alto, chapel master) Jerónimo de Talamantes (soprano) Pedro de Salazar (bass) Ginés Láinez (alto) Lázaro Velázquez (basse) Luis López Garabatea (alto) Mosén Antón Serrano (tenor) Francisco de Prado (alto) Cristóbal Serrano (singer) Pedro Gelós (tenor) Antonio de Acosta (alto) Bernaldo Monje (choirboy, singer) Gaspar de Arratia (choirboy, singer) Juan López I (choirboy, singer) Mateo Fernández (choirboy, singer) Alonso de Almaraz (singer) Pedro Beltrán de la Cueva (singer) Hernando de Cabezón (organist) Cristóbal de León (organ builder, tuner) Jerónimo Durán de la Cueva (composer, chapel master) Gaspar de los Reyes (organist) Juan Rodríguez (organist) Cathedral of the Asunción de Nuestra Señora cathedral of Córdoba. Chapel of San Clemente Puente's gate bishop palace convento of San Jerónimo de Valparaiso (Hieronymites) Various places
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Quintillas to sing in the church of San Miguel in Granada during the novena of its titular saint.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-08-2025

A loose leaflet, without imprint, preserved in the Library of the Royal Hospital of Granada, printed in this city in the eighteenth century, allows us to know the texts of …

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