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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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The sounds of the Santa Catalina market in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-03-2019

The Santa Catalina livestock fair was one of the most important in the city of Seville. It was held every Monday, Thursday and Saturday in what was known as the …

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First references to the organ in the church of San Cristóbal in Granada (c. 1756)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2019

The first references to the organ in the church of San Cristóbal de Granada date from the 1750s, although it has not been possible to determine the date of construction …

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Exams of guitar makers in Granada (1803-1804)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-03-2019

Three documents found in the Archivo Provincial of Granada, dated 1803 and 1804, show us the contents of the certificate issued to the new masters of luthiers or guitar makers …

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Organ of the convent of San Francisco, Casa Grande in Seville (1430)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-02-2019

In 1430, the chapter of the city of Seville granted the convent of San Francisco, Casa Grande, a subsidy of 2,000 maravedís for "the work on the choir and organ", …

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Buying and fixing dulcians for the convent of la Madre de Dios in Granada (1618/1626)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
23-02-2019

The acquisition and repair of the dulcians of the convent of the Madre de Dios is evidence of the existence of a musical chapel in this monastery of the Comendadoras …

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