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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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Rules for trumpets and jongleurs in Seville (c. 1337)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-06-2016

The ordinance of the trumpets and minstrels of Seville, made c. 1337, during the reign of Alfonso XI, is the earliest legislative example of which we are aware for a …

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Giants and dragon –tarasca– (1760)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-05-2016

The embellishment and configuration of the tarasca and the personalization of the giants in the Corpus Christi procession could vary from one year to another and in some occasions it …

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Altar in Bibarrambla square for the Corpus Christi procession in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-05-2016

The altar in the Plaza de Bibarrambla was the most prominent of the four altars that the city council paid for each year to be placed in emblematic places on …

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