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Cathedral of Zaragoza. Photo by Sara Gimeno Laporta
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Zaragoza (1586-1608)

Two letters, two inventories, two chapter minutes, three accounting item, four receipts, a historical chronicle …

March 24, 2025
Former location of San Marcos Chapel
Foundation of the Chapel of San Marcos in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1258)

On 24 July 1258, Bishop Fernando de Mesa and the Chapter of Cordoba Cathedral granted …

March 15, 2025
<em>Cuando fenece el abril</em>. Francisco Figuerola (1691)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in Valencia (17th century)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in …

March 10, 2025

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Jacarandina (criminal underworld) in the corral de los Olmos

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 12, 2016

In the second half of the 16th century, the cathedral chapter of Seville rented one of the rooms in the Corral de los Olmos that overlooked Calle Borceguinería to open …

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Luthiers in Sierpes street (1568-1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 3, 2016

In the second half of the 16th century and the early years of the 17th century, several instrument-making workshops were established on Calle de la Sierpe, whose craftsmen belonged to …

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