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Plaza de la Trinidad (on the right, door of the convent of la Santísima Trinidad, 1862)
Confraternity of Our Lady of Anguish at the square of Tablas in Granada

On 28 October 1643, in the convent of La Santísima Trinidad, a brotherhood was founded …

May 1, 2024
<em>La devota peregrinación de la Tierra Sancta</em>. Miquel Matas (1604), fols. 108rv
Visit to Jerusalem (2). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Armenian Quarter and Mount Zion.

Visit to Jerusalem (2). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Armenian Quarter …

April 28, 2024
Chapel of the beheading. Cathedral of Santiago (Armenian)
Visit to Jerusalem (2). First day of the stations' tour (Armenian quarter and Mount Sion). Francisco Guerrero's Journey to Jerusalem (1588)

&nbsp;Visit to Jerusalem (2). First day of the stations' tour (Armenian quarter and Mount Sion). …

April 24, 2024
convent de Santa Helena do Monte Calvário. Picture by David Freitas (1960)
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Santa Helena do Monte Calvário in Evora

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Santa Helena do …

April 21, 2024

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Theatrical performance to celebrate the religious profession of Hermenegilda de Lopera (1678)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-08-2016

In 1678, Hermegilda de Lopera was professed in the Dominican convent of Santa María de la Pasión. Its celebration included the performance of a Festejo cómico or coloquio that brings …

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The vihuela player Pedro de Madrid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-08-2016

In his Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de ilustres y memorables varones... en Sevilla, 1599, Francisco Pacheco gives an account of a good number of Sevillian vihuela players active …

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First references to the organ in church of San Juan de los Reyes (1562-1563)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-08-2016

The first news about the construction of an organ for the church of San Juan de los Reyes dates from the early 1560s and points to a purchase made with …

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Professional muslim and juif mourners at the burials in Seville (14 th)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
18-08-2016

The city of Seville's Ordinances, made by King Alfonso XI and dating 30th November 1337, have several clauses related to the restrictions on the expenses made during funerals. Some of …

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The first reference to the organ in convent of la Madre de Dios (1603)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-08-2016

The first reference to the organ in the convent of the Madre de Dios dates from 1603 and refers to a repair, which means that it must have been in …

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