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The  Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Leonardo Torriani (1588)
Soundscape on a galleon bound for the Indies (1573)

Eugenio Salazar de Alarcón, governor of the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, in a …

Feb. 23, 2026
Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean. Mateo Prunes (1563)
From Tripoli to Venice, fourteenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588–1589)

On 14 November 1588, Francisco Guerrero, accompanied by his pupil Francisco Sánchez, five pilgrims and …

Feb. 19, 2026
Altar of San Juan Bautista. Anonymous (c. 1390)
Foundations and endowments of the altar of San Juan Bautista (c. 1390) and La Anunciación (c. 1463) in Córdoba Cathedral

The devotional, liturgical and funerary space of the old altar of Saint John the Baptist …

Feb. 16, 2026
Cathedral of Tarazona. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente.
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Tarazona (1591-1601)

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

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
March 12, 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
March 12, 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
March 4, 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 AAT ephemeral architecture Te deum laudamus (hymn) equestrian games artillery salute musket salute hunting AAT naval music street music banquet announcement AAT cheers bustle in the street Felipe II (king) ULAN Andrés Muñoz (chronicler) Fadrique de Toledo Osorio (3rd Marquis of Villafranca) Order of Discalced Franciscans AAT 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 (Franciscans) 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
Feb. 20, 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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