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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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External organist and dulcian player in the convent of La Madre de Dios (1623)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-02-2019

In 1623, the entry of secular women into the cloister of the convent of la Madre de Dios (Comendadoras de Santiago) was authorized to reinforce the musical staff they had …

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Chaplains and musicians in the service of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Fifth Duke of Medina Sidonia (1516)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-02-2019

El Cathálogo de todos los criados mayores y menores que han servido a los excelentísimos duques de Medina, preserved in the Biblioteca del Palacio Real de Madrid, allows us to …

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Dance school in Granada (1574)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-01-2019

The contract established in 1574 between Juan Ortiz, "master of dance", and the instrumentalist Blas de Torres allows us to document the first "school" of dance in Granada.

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