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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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Workshop of Juan del Mármol, harpsichord and piano maker

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
June 27, 2016

Juan del Mármol was one of the most prominent Spanish keyboard instrument makers of the second half of the 18th century. In his workshop, located in Seville’s Plaza de los …

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Embassy of the Mamluk sultan of Egyp (c. 1260)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
June 7, 2016

Between 1260 and 1265 (the historiographical tradition indicates May 1261) the embassy of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Baibars I (1260-1277) entered Seville. It must have been spectacular and caused …

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The Cantigas de Santa Maria in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
June 4, 2016

In this article we will look at the copying in Seville of some of the Cantigas de Santa María manuscripts, their probable performance in Seville Cathedral and their passage through …

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