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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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Proclamation of the execution of the governor of Gran Canaria Pedro de Algaba (1480)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
12-03-2024

At the end of May 1480, Captain Juan Rejón ordered the public execution of governor Pedro de Vera, during the conquest of the Island of Gran Canaria. The execution was …

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Ceremony of the visits to parish churches in Granada (1764)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-03-2024

The pastoral visit was a perfectly codified ceremony in which the diocesan prelate or his representative, accompanied by a notary, visited the churches in his ecclesiastical jurisdiction to check on …

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Entry, stay and embarkation of Prince Felipe in La Coruña (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-03-2024

On 27 June 1554, Prince Felipe arrived in La Coruña, where he stayed until 13 July, when he sailed for England to marry Mary Tudor.

royal entry ephemeral architecture Te deum laudamus (hymn) equestrian games artillery salute musket salute hunting naval music street music banquet announcement cheers bustle in the street Felipe II (king) Andrés Muñoz (chronicler) Fadrique de Toledo Osorio (3rd Marquis of Villafranca) Order of Discalced Franciscans drum players fife Juan del Rincón (soprano) Jerónimo de Talamantes (soprano) Ginés López (soprano) Agustín de Cabezón (choirboy, soprano) Mateo Fernández (choirboy, singer) Francisco de Torres (choirboy) Bernaldo Monje (choirboy, singer) Melchor de Valdés (alto, chapel master) Ginés Láinez (alto) Luis López Garabatea (alto) Francisco de Prado (alto) Juan de Cariñena (tenor) Mosén Miguel Garçó (tenor) Pedro Gelós (tenor) Francisco Rodríguez (tenor) Mosén Antón Serrano (tenor) Doroteo de Guevara (tenor) Pedro de Salazar (bass) Mosén Nofre de Queralte (basse) Lázaro Velázquez (basse) Germán Pérez de Salamanca (basse) Antonio de Cabezón (composer, organist) Juan de Cabezón (composer, organist) Cristóbal de León (organ builder, tuner) Antonio Lucas (wind player) Bernardino de Caleruela (wind player, sackbut) Francisco González (wind player) Diego González (wind player) Francisco de la Sala (wind player) Gracián de la Sala (wind player) Pedro de Trujillo (wind player) Gaspar de Camargo (alto wind player) Melchor Camargo (wind player, sackbut) Juan de Roa Castillo (wind player) Gregorio de Ortega (wind player) Gaspar Carreçi (wind player) Francisco de Valera (wind player) Simeón de Valera (wind player) Francisco de Solis (pipe and tabor player) Melchor Cáncer (viol-player) Luis Enríquez y Téllez-Girón (6th Admiral of Castile, 2nd Duke of Medina de Rioseco) wind players of the Admiral of Castile trumpets of the Admiral of Castille kettledrummers of the Admiral of Castille king of arms crowd castle of San Antonio convento of San Francisco port of Coruña beach Puerta Real
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Apprenticeship contract of a bell ringer at the Cathedral of Las Palmas (1619)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
20-02-2024

In this article we present the contract or deed, granted on February 4, 1619, in which the bell ringer of the Cathedral of Santa Ana, Lorenzo de Cabrera Melián, commits …

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Endowment of minstrels to accompany the Viaticum in the Cathedral of Cartagena de Indias

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2024

Fray Juan de Ladrada, during his bishopric in Cartagena de Indias (1596-1613), promoted the accompaniment of the viaticum with a group of minstrels. A century later, in 1690, King Carlos …

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