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<em>Il devotissimo viaggio di Gerusalemme </em>. Roma, 1587, pp. 184-185
Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of the Holy Sepulchre

Visit to Jerusalem (7). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the church of …

June 21, 2025
Door of the chapel of San Felipe and Santiago (museum of San Clemente). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and devotional endowment of the chapel of San Felipe and Santiago in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1258)

Foundation and devotional endowment of the Chapel of San Felipe and Santiago in the Cathedral …

June 16, 2025
Cathedral of Valencia. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Valencia (1598-1745)

The documents from the Cathedral of Valencia that provide the most information about Tomás Luis …

June 9, 2025
Library of the Hispanic Society of America (New York). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Hispanic Society of America (New York)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Hispanic Society of America (New York).

June 2, 2025

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The first references to the organ in the cathedral of Puerto Rico (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 20, 2019

In 1606, the cathedral chapter of Puerto Rico wrote to the organist Juan Bautista Vitoria, resident in Seville, to take them an organ that the organero Cristóbal de Aguilera had …

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The House of the Chirimías in Valladolid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 17, 2019

This event presents information about the House of the Chirimías in Valladolid, which was built at the request of the town hall in 1602. For many years, the sound of …

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The Turret of Music at the Prado de San Jerónimo in Madrid (1613-1769)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 12, 2019

In 1613, a turret of music was inaugurated in the Prado de San Jerónimo, a unique building similar to the one that already existed in Valladolid. From their balconies, the …

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