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Betancuria. Fuerteventura. Anonymous (1890-1895) FEDAC-Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Proclamation of St. Bonaventura as patron saint of Fuerteventura (1625)

On 1st November 1625, Saint Bonaventure was solemnly proclaimed patron saint of the island of …

Jan. 21, 2025
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Fountains of Las Palmas in the XVIII century

During the mandate of the mayor Vicente Cano (1787-1793), important public works and reforms were …

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Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Cuenca (1584-1730)

Four chapter agreements, six accounting items, a copy of a letter and three detailed inventories …

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Autograph letter from Cristóbal de Morales accompanying the shipment of his mass books printed in Rome to Prince Philip (1546)

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Confraternities at the convent of Santa Cruz la Real in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
April 1, 2022

Confraternities at the convent of Santa Cruz la Real in Granada.

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The process of reduction of penitential confraternities in Granada (1597)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 27, 2022

A finales del siglo XVI, el elevado número de cofradías penitenciales existentes en Granada generó una serie de conflictos con la autoridad eclesiástica que, en una drástica actuación, decidió su …

Holy Week procession penitential confraternities confraternities project Juan Méndez de Salvatierra (archbishop) Pedro de Castro Cabeza de Vaca y Quiñones (archbishop) Pedro González de Mendoza (archbishop) confraternities cathedral chapter Royal Chancery citizens AAT disciplinants confraternity of the Humility of Jesus of the convent of la Victoria confraternity of the Prayer in the Garden confraternity of the True Cross confraternity of the Anguish and Transfixion of Our Lady and of Saints Ursula and Susana confraternity of the Blood of Christ in the convent of La Merced confraternity of Jesus Nazarene and Saint Helena confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ confraternity of Our Lady of the Head and of the Solitude confraternity of Holy Inspiration of Christ and Nicholas of Tolentino Pedro Guerrero (archbishop) Confraternity of the Holy Cross of the Blood and the Souls of Purgatory convent of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria (Minims Franciscans) convent of San Antonio Abad (San Antón) (Regular Third Order) convent of San Francisco Casa Grande (Observant Franciscans) church of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Calced Mercedarians) convent of los Santos Mártires San Cosme y San Damián (Discalced Carmelites) convent of la Santísima Trinidad (Calced Trinitarians) convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza, third location (Discalced Carmelites) convent of San Agustín (Calced Augustinians) convent of Santa Cruz la Real (Dominicans) cathedral of La Encarnación
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Organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (c. 1751)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 13, 2022

The organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (Granada) was built c. 1751, thanks to the financial contributions of the local parishioners, which also …

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