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Signature of Marcos Fernández (luthier). A.H.P.J., leg. 17, fol. 46r
Luthiers in Jaén during the first quarter of the 16th century

A visit to the Archivo Provincial de Jaén has allowed me to document the presence …

April 7, 2025
Meknes (c. 1725)
Celebration for the proclamation of Felipe V as King of Spain in Meknes (1701)

When the news of the proclamation of King Philip V in the territories of the …

April 1, 2025
convent of Santa Catalina, Santa Clara and Santa Isabel
Books and other liturgical objects in the convents of San Francisco and Santa Clara in Cordoba (1268)

After its foundation in 1265, Miguel Díaz de Sandoval, archdeacon of Córdoba, made a first …

March 28, 2025
Cathedral of Zaragoza. Photo by Sara Gimeno Laporta
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Zaragoza (1586-1608)

Two letters, two inventories, two chapter minutes, three accounting item, four receipts, a historical chronicle …

March 24, 2025

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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