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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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Musicians in El Greco's house

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
28-12-2020

According to a reference by Jusepe Martínez, the painter El Greco hired musicians to enjoy himself while he ate, an indication of the luxurious life he led. There have been …

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Organs of the college of San Jerónimo in Ávila (1623 and 1687)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
24-12-2020

The Order of San Jerónimo made its last male foundation in Ávila in 1606. The community settled permanently in the church of San Jerónimo in 1616. In 1623 it contracted …

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Lauderos street

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-12-2020

The Lauderos street was part of the urban fabric of the city of Toledo. Its name was derived from the luthiers who had their shops open on that street and …

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Organs at Alcalá de Henares (1810)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-12-2020

When the French troops were expelled after the War of Independence, the religious community of the San Felipe Neri oratory claimed what had been their headquarters and the movable property …

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Instruments and working tools from the workshop of the luthier José Sánchez de Nieva (1747)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-12-2020

The list of assets contributed by the luthier José Sánchez de Nieva as a dowry to his second marriage, in 1747, allows us to know the appraisal of an extensive …

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