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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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Trumpet and kettledrum players of the town of Medina del Campo (1651)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-03-2022

On 13 February 1651, Francisco de Zamora, blacksmith and trumpet player, resident of Medina del Campo (Valladolid), received four atabales from the alderman and commissioner of the town council. He …

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Gaspar Maldonado, master of minstrels (1530-c.1595)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2022

A document from the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on the teaching work of Gaspar Maldonado, a ministril resident in Madrid.

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