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"Engraving of the Crucifixion". <em>Constituciones de la hermandad del Santísimo Cristo de la Fuente</em> (1736)
Confraternities at the hermitage of El Cristo de la Fuente in Granada

Confraternities at the hermitage of El Cristo de la Fuente in Granada

Feb. 17, 2024
<em>Domus boni latronis</em>. Jean Zuallart (1587)
Pilgrims' prayers and chants on the way from Rama to Jerusalem (1602)

Pilgrims' prayers and chants on the way from Rama to Jerusalem (1602).

Feb. 17, 2024
<em>Domus boni latronis</em>. Jean Zuallart (1587)
Jerusalem, ninth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Jerusalem, ninth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

Feb. 14, 2024
Cartagena Town Hall and Cathedral
Hiring of a group of minstrels in the city of Cartagena (1605)

In 1605, the City Council of Cartagena (Murcia) hired a group of four minstrels from …

Feb. 7, 2024

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in&nbsp;El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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