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Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (1)
Pious endowment of Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija in the cathedral of Seville (1379/1403)

In his will, dated January 19, 1379, Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija, bequeathed …

March 6, 2025
The space of the former chapel of the Espíritu Santo
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of the Espíritu Santo in Cordoba Cathedral (1369)

On 17 June 1369, the dean and chapter of Cordoba Cathedral donated a chapel inside …

Feb. 27, 2025
<em>La devota peregrinación de la Tierra Sancta</em>. Miquel Matas (1604), fols. 111v-112r
Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to Bethleem

Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to …

Feb. 17, 2025

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Public concerts (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 15, 2017

News about the public concerts that the Italian actors and singers Lázaro Calderi and Ana Sciomeri gave in different places in the city of Seville in 1793.&nbsp;

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Sale of a music book and scores (1792 / 1795)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 2, 2017

News of the sale of a book of music and musical scores in the&nbsp;Diario Histórico y Político de Sevilla&nbsp;on Saturday, November 17, 1792 and in the&nbsp;Gazeta&nbsp;de&nbsp;Madrid&nbsp;on Friday, June 5, 1795.

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Contribution of the African black community to the soundscape of Granada in the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 24, 2017

The Black, African and Afro-descendant community in Granada in the late 15th and early 16th centuries must have been numerous, but their contribution to the city’s soundscape during that last …

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