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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
Former convent of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (currently the Nariño Government building)
An Inca nun musician at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción in San Juan de Pasto (Colombia)

On 14 February 1668, Juana Melchora, descendant of the Inca Huayna Capac, entered as a …

Nov. 19, 2025

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First organs in the city (1492)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

 A Royal Letters Patent, signed by Isabella the Catholic and dated 28 April 1492, tells us of the arrival in Granada of two organs built by the famous Mahoma Mofferiz.

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Feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and Salve Regina on Tundidores street in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Tundidores Street in Granada, the guilds of shearers and shoemakers celebrated the feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and “recited” the antiphon Salve Regina, “many feasts of the …

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Salve Regina nn Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district, stood an image of the Virgin Mary. Various Marian festivals were celebrated before this image throughout the liturgical …

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