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Church of Santa Cruz in Madrid
Hiring of a group of minstrels by the confraternity of the Holy Sacrament of the church of Santa Cruz in Madrid (1631)

On 10 October 1631, the confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the church of Santa …

May 26, 2024
Little cloister. Monastery of the Cartuja in Granada
Francisco Guerrero in the treatise Historia y origen de la música y canto llano by Juan Sánchez Vidal (1755)

In the middle of the 18th century, the figure of Francisco Guerrero was still highly …

May 24, 2024
Church of the Monastery of Descalzas Reales
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Descalzas Reales in Madrid (1708)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Descalzas Reales in …

May 22, 2024
Signature of Diego López
Contracts of Diego Lopez and Enrique Franco for the tuning and maintenance of the organs in Seville Cathedral (1594)

On 3 September 1594, the organ builders Diego López and Enrique Franco signed the notarial …

May 19, 2024

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Procession of Our Lady of the Sea in Seville (1691)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-06-2018

Procession organised in 1691 by the confraternity of the Slaves of Our Lady of the Sea, located in the convent of the Espíritu Santo in Seville, with the assistance of …

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Domestic music at the house of the humanist Diego López de Cortegana in Seville (1455-1524)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
13-06-2018

Diego López de Cortegana (1455-1524), canon of Seville cathedral and archdeacon of Seville, was one of the most prominent humanists of this institution and one of the first disseminators of …

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The loan of organs between the ecclesiastical institutions of Seville (1788)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-06-2018

A chapter agreement of the Cathedral of Seville, dated 17th November 1788, provides us with information on the loan of organs between sacred institutions in the city.

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Salve in the atrium of Inquisitorial houses in Granada (1764)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-06-2018

On 15 July 1764, in the atrium of the Inquisition Houses, the promotion of Bernardo Antonio Calderón, judge of goods at the Tribunal of the Inquisition of Granada, to the …

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Sounds of water in the fountain of Carlos V of the Alhambra in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-05-2018

 The fountain of Charles V, located in the gardens of the Alhambra, is the most notable example of this type of fountain preserved in Granada. It was built in 1545 …

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