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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)

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Proclamation for the rental of a house in Salamanca to Sebastián de Vivanco (1609)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado, Michael Noone
April 19, 2021

In 1609 the cathedral chapelmaster and music professor at the University of Salamanca rented a house for his home. For this, the owner ordered various public proclamations by the town …

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Reception in the Alhambra to Archduke Friedrich von Wittelsbach (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 17, 2021

On July 6, 1526, Emperor Charles V entertained Archduke Friedrich von Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate, at the Alhambra with an exotic show in which several Moorish women danced, sang …

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Manuela Escamilla's stay in Granada (1687)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 4, 2021

Two notarial protocols document the presence of the company director Manuela Escamilla (Vázquez) in Granada between the end of January and the end of August 1687, probably to perform in …

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