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Monastery of Saint Saviour
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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Salve in Abenámar street

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The confraternity&nbsp; of Santa Lucía, San Crispín and San Crispiniano, of the shoemakers' guild, had a street chapel on Abenámar street, with the image of the Virgin flanked by the …

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Guitar player in Zacatin street in Granada (c. 1550)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The anecdote narrated by Luis Zapata de Chaves (1526-1595) in his Miscelánea brings us closer to the “night music” heard in the streets of Granada in the mid-16th century.

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