On 1st November 1625, Saint Bonaventure was solemnly proclaimed patron saint of the island of …
During the mandate of the mayor Vicente Cano (1787-1793), important public works and reforms were …
Four chapter agreements, six accounting items, a copy of a letter and three detailed inventories …
The discovery of an unpublished autograph letter by Cristóbal de Morales, dated 15 January 1546 …
Pedro de Mendoza's expedition that left Seville in 1535 to conquer the territory of the Río de la Plata included a good number of instrumentalists who were present at the …
The Ceremonial y procesionario de los frailes de la orden de la Santísima Trinidad, printed in Seville in 1593, devotes its entire first chapter to the precise regulation of the …
The Ceremonial y procesionario de los frailes de la orden de la Santísima Trinidad, printed in Seville in 1593, devotes its entire first chapter to the precise regulation of the …
The consueta (16th century) and the regla de coro (18th century) of the cathedral of Granada allow us to know in detail the ceremonial and liturgical display of this institution …
The corral del Condes, of Muslim origin, exemplifies one of the most characteristic living spaces of the urban fabric of Seville, in which more than a hundred of them were …
Read articleIn his treatise on the Art of Music, the poet and writer Amad al-Tifasi brings us closer to the education and musical performance techniques of the female singers of Almohad Seville …
In 1616, a small group of independent musicians was created in Granada to serve in festivities of various kinds for a year, but we do not know if they renewed …
Among the objects purchased for the five ships of the Magallanes-Elcano expedition were various instruments and liturgical objects for the celebration of mass on board. In addition, 20,000 hawksbells 'of …
The first news of the existence of an organ in the church of Santa María de la Alhambra dates back to 1548 and comes from an inventory in which a …
The announcements to recruit the crew of Fernando de Magallenes expedition were repeated in Seville, Cadiz, Malaga and other seafaring places in the region. To these should be added the …