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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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Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-11-2022

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter of obligation by which he undertook "to perform two dances" in the Corpus Christi procession …

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Company of organ builders in Salamanca (1591)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1591, Juan de Valencia and Roque de Peñalosa formalised the life-long formation of a company of organ builders in Salamanca for the construction, maintenance and tuning of instruments.

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Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract with the pipe and tabor Sebastián Martín to accompany the dances of the said young …

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