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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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Sale of an organ from the cathedral of Granada to the Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego (1745)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-09-2018

In 1745, the Cathedral sold the Epistle organ, built in 1674 by the Valencian organ builders Miguel and Francisco Llop, to the Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego. …

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Antón López, bell maker in Seville (1408)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-09-2018

The bell maker Antón López, a resident of Seville, combined this profession with that of artilleryman. His activity in the city and towns of the Archdiocese of Seville is documented …

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Profession of musical nuns in the convent of the Vírgines Santa Justa y Rufina in Seville (1600)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
13-09-2018

The admission to the convent of the Virgins Santa Justa and Rufina of the daughters of Diego López as musical nuns in 1600 allows us to extend the list of …

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Alfonso Domínguez and Bernardo Pérez, bell makers in Seville (1384)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-09-2018

In 1384, Alfonso Domínguez and Bernardo Pérez had their bell-making workshops in the parish of San Vicente in Seville.

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First organ in the church of San Cecilio in Granada (1767-1768)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-09-2018

The first documented organ in the church of San Cecilio in Granada was built in 1768, making it the most recent addition to the city's parishes that we know of. …

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Trumpeter of the archbishop of Seville (1384)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-09-2018

In the Sevillian census of 1384 we can document the earliest record of a trumpet in the service of the archbishop of Seville, in this case Pedro Gómez Barroso, who …

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Organ of the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1878-1879)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-09-2018

The last of the organs in the Collegiate Church of Sacromonte was built between 1878 and 1879 by Pedro Roqués and sons, according to the porcelain plaque on the console.

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Fountain of the hospital of Los Venerables Sacerdotes in Seville (1683)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-08-2018

In 1683, a fountain designed by Bernardo Simón de Pineda and carved by the master stonemason Francisco Rodríguez Escalona was placed in the centre of the courtyard of the Hospital …

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