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A split-manual organ built by Diego Liger de Sanforte and Juan Pérez de Sanforte for the churches of Guadix (1575–1576)

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Plan of La Coruña. Juan de Santáns y Tapia (1639)
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Choir of Zamora Cathedral. Picture by Agustín Ruiz Morilla
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Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Murcia (1592-1612)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
Jan. 9, 2026

According to several inventories made during the lifetime of Tomás Luis de Victoria, the cathedral of Murcia came to possess ten editions of the composer's work that covered the entire …

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