Historical soundscapes (c.1200 – c.1800)

Luthiers in Sierpes street (1568-1612)

The first reference to the organ in the church of San Andrés in Granada (1549)

The organ builders Martín Hernández and Francisco Vázquez (father and son, respectively,) built the first documented organ in the church of San Andrés in 1549.

The stay of the Catholic Monarchs in Granada (1499)

In 1499, the Catholic kings resided in the Alhambra in Granada between 2 July and 30 November, a period in which they must have been accompanied by some of the …

Procession of Easter Sunday in Granada in Granada (1616-1640)

On Easter Sunday, the confraternity of Our Lady of the Three Necessities and the Holy Coffin which had its headquarters in the church of Santiago, went to the convent of …

Procession of the Holy Burial (1742)

A printed account, published at the expense of the confraternity of Our Lady of the Three Necessities and the Burial of Christ, allows us to know all the details of …

Procession of the Holy Burial (1616-1640)

In 1616, the Confraternity of the Burial of Christ was founded in the church of Santiago, associating itself with that of Our Lady of the Three Necessities, which already had …

The singing of the passions at the catedral of Seville

The singing of the passions at the cathedral of Seville.

Palm Sunday procession at the cathedral of Seville

The Taking of Granada (1492)

Various chronicles provide us with numerous details about the events that took place at the capture of Granada on 2 January 1492, from which we have extracted the most outstanding …

The ceremony of la seña at Seville Cathedral

The origin of la seña ceremony in the Cathedral of Seville is uncertain, but it can be documented as fully established at least since the 15th century. Repeated five times …