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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
Chapel of Saint Peter (former Tabernacle)
Foundation and endowments in the chapel of San Pedro (1368)

On 27 November 1368 (era 1406), the chapter and dean of Cordoba Cathedral formalised the …

Nov. 15, 2025
Calaris (Cagliari).  <em>Civitatis orbis terrarum. Liber primus</em>. Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg (1572)
Liturgy and Saturday devotion in honour of the Virgin of Buen Aire de Cáller (Cagliari) in the 16th century

The devotion to the Virgin of Buen Aire in Cáller (Cagliari) flourished during the 16th …

Nov. 11, 2025
Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Archivio della Cappella Musicale of the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Archivio della Cappella Musicale of the&nbsp; Basilica of the …

Nov. 7, 2025

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Regulation of the ringing of bells in the Trinitarian convents

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-12-2018

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 …

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Regulation of the ringing of bells in the Trinitarian convents

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-12-2018

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 …

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The sounds of the corral del Conde in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-12-2018

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 …

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Female singers in the Almohad Seville (13th. century)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
18-12-2018

In his treatise on the&nbsp;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 …

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Musical instruments and liturgical ornaments in the Magallanes-Elcano expedition

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-12-2018

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 …

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First organ of the church of Santa María de la Alhambra

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-12-2018

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 …

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Street cry to recruit the crew of the expedition of Fernando de Magallanes (1518)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-12-2018

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 …

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