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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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Organs for the Dominican convents of Chile built in Guadalajara by Claudio Girón (1590)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 7, 2022

In 1590, Fray Cristóbal Núñez commissioned the organ builder Claudio Girón to build six small organs (realejos), which must have been destined for the Dominican convents founded in the province …

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Cathedral minstrels in the neighbourhood of San Lorenzo (1578)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 1, 2022

A document in the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on two of the minstrels of the cathedral who lived in the neighbourhood of San Lorenzo, Juan …

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Processions at Holy Week in Granada (1631)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Jan. 30, 2022

In 1631, Juan Palacios, provost of the Diocese, reduced the number of brotherhoods that could make their penitential procession in Granada during Holy Week that year from nine to three.

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