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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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Instruments for the Porta Coeli convent in Valladolid (1618)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 21, 2021

In 1618, Rodrigo Calderón, 1st Marquis of Siete Iglesias, patron of the Porta Coeli convent in Valladolid, commissioned the purchase of flutes and cornettos from Fray Diego de la Fuente, …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 19, 2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 14, 2021

Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2021

The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2021

A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …

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