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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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Performance by the company of Antonio de Escamilla at the celebration of Corpus Christi in Madrid (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 12, 2021

 In the Corpus Christi celebrations held in Madrid in 1665, one of the theatre companies commissioned to perform the autos sacramentales composed by Pedro Calderón de la Barca was that …

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Shawms, flutes and trumpets in Chocontá (Colombia)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 31, 2021

The will and inventory of goods of Juan, cacique of Chocontá, reveals the acquisition in Santafé de Bogotá, in 1633, of an extensive set of shawms and flutes, as well …

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Feast of the dedication of the new Jesuit church in Guadalajara (1708)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 31, 2021

On the occasion of the dedication of the new church of the Society of Jesus in Guadalajara, held in 1708, the two-act play El nuevo templo de Marte was performed, …

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