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General plan of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas (Burgos) (Corpus de Arquitectura Monástica Medieval UAM, 1998). Topographical key: 1. Claustrillas; 2. Claustro de san Fernando; 3. Capilla de la Asunción; 4. Capilla de Santiago; 5. Locutorio; 6. Paso a la carrera de Santiago; 7. Carrera de Santiago
Epigraphic traces of the processional liturgy at the Abbey of Las Huelgas in Burgos

A collection of inscriptions located in the two passageways connecting the cloister of San Fernando …

Nov. 3, 2025
Chapel of San Lorenzo. Cathedral of Cordoba
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of San Lorenzo in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1282)

The altar/chapel of San Lorenzo was founded in 1282 by Don Sebastián, archdeacon of Castro. …

Oct. 30, 2025
From Samaria to Bethsaida. <em>Descriptio et situs Terrae Sanctae alio nomine Palestina multis preclaris historys et miraculis utriusque testamenti a Christo Salvatore nobilitata</em> (1593)
From Samaria to Bethsaida. Eleventh stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

The eleventh stage took Francisco Guerrero and Francisco Sánchez from Samaria to Bethsaida, on the …

Oct. 25, 2025
Cantino planisphere –detail– (1502)
Bells for the first churches and monastic foundations in the Indies shipped from Seville (1494-1520)

Bells were one of the first objects that, along with liturgical vestments, gold and silverware, …

Oct. 18, 2025

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Purchase of a book of polyphony (1529)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-11-2016

In 1529, the chapter of the cathedral of Granada bought a copy of the&nbsp;Liber quindecim missarum electarum electarum quae per excellentissimos musicos compositae&nbsp;(Rome: Andrea Antico, 1516) for its music chapel.

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Granada luthiers guild (1702)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-11-2016

A document in the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Granada, which gives an account of a military parade carried out in 1702, at the beginning of the War of the Spanish …

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Entrance of Muhámmad V into Granada (1362)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
18-11-2016

On April 16, 1362, after having defeated "al Bermejo" (Muhammad VI), Muhammad V, Sultan of Granada, entered Granada through the Elvira Gate, preceded by a large group of Moorish trumpets …

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