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Sensory, liturgical and musical aspects of the journey of the Hieronymite monk Fray Diego de Ocaña to the Indies (1599–1608): From the Monastery of Guadalupe to Lima (I)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
June 10, 2026

With this article, we begin our journey through the Americas undertaken by the Hieronymite monk Fray Diego de Ocaña, which I shall divide into several stages, focusing on the sensory, …

journey AAT confraternity of Our Lady of Guadalupe mass AAT salve organ AAT bell AAT vespers feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation) Introibo in domun tuam adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum et confitevimur nomini tuo, Domine Missus est angelus Gabriel (antiphon) pontifical mass sermon AAT Holy Week AAT feast of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday) artillery salute storm AAT rain thunder feast of the Nativity of Our Lady funeral procession AAT matins for the dead (= vigil) requiem mass burial of monks feast of Saint Jerome unveiling sacred images incence the pealing of bells feast of the Conception of Mary AAT novena AAT mapping fray Diego de Ocaña confraternities project Diego de Ocaña (Hieronymite) Martín de Posadas (Hieronymite) Order of Saint Jerome Francisco Coloma de Saa (Captain-General of the Navy and of the West Indies Fleet) wind players indigenous american wind players Antonio Calderón de León (bishop) Augustin friars Order of Dominicans Antonio de la Calancha (Augustinian) confraternity of Our Lady of Guadalupe Royal monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (Hieronymites) casa de Contratación (House of Trade) cathedral of San Juan Bautista convent of Santo Tomás de Aquino (Dominicans) Old port of San Juan cathedral of Santa Catalina de Alejandría Old port of Cartagena de Indias Convent of la Merced (Mercedarians) Port of Portobelo convent of Santo Domingo (Dominicans) convent of San Francisco (Franciscans) Convent of la Merced (Mercedarians) church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) convent de Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción (Conceptionists) Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Panamá Viejo Old port of Panamá Port of Paita Convent of la Merced (Mercedarians) Various places Various places convent of San Agustín (Augustinians) chuch of San Agustín (Augustinian) Various places convento of San Francisco (Franciscans) Cerro or Morro de las Campanas convent of San Francisco (Franciscans) Convent of Santo Domingo (Dominicans) Convent of San Agustín (Augustinians) Convent of la Merced (Mercedarians) Various places Convent of Santo Domingo (Dominicans) convent of San Jerónimo de Buenavista (Jeronimites) gate of la Macarena Muelas dock unknown location Port of Manta convento of San Francisco (Franciscans)
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