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Visit to Jerusalem (1). The Franciscan convent of San Salvador. Francisco Guerrero's Journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Visit to Jerusalem (1). The Franciscan convent of San Salvador. Francisco Guerrero's Journey to Jerusalem …

March 14, 2024
San Anton Square. Detail of the Planta del sitio de Canaria. Próspero Casola (1599). Archivo General de Simancas
Proclamation of the execution of the governor of Gran Canaria Pedro de Algaba (1480)

At the end of May 1480, Captain Juan Rejón ordered the public execution of governor …

March 12, 2024
Pastoral visit to the church of San Andrés (1764)
Ceremony of the visits to parish churches in Granada (1764)

The pastoral visit was a perfectly codified ceremony in which the diocesan prelate or his …

March 12, 2024
"Coruña". <em>Descripcion de Espana y de las Costas y Puertos de sus Reynos</em>. Pedro Texeira (1634)
Entry, stay and embarkation of Prince Felipe in La Coruña (1554)

On 27 June 1554, Prince Felipe arrived in La Coruña, where he stayed until 13 …

March 4, 2024

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Songs at the convent of San José

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The contrafacta or sacred parodies composed and sung by Luisa de San José in the convent of San José in Granada are a good example of the music performed in …

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The first reference to the organ in the convent of la Concepción (1620)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The admission of an organist to the Convent of La Concepción in 1620 provides us with the first record of the existence of an organ in this Franciscan monastery in …

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