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Barcelona (detail). Anton van den Wyngaerde (1563)
Ceremony of the transfer of the Viaticum to the Spanish galleys (1614)

Pope Paul V's bull of 10 September 1614 authorised the administration of viaticum to Christians …

Feb. 7, 2024
Choir of the cathedral of Sevilla
The Missarum liber primus by Arcangelo Crivelli in the music library of Seville Cathedral

The inventory of the polyphonic books of Seville Cathedral, which were in the custody of …

Feb. 3, 2024
Convent of Sancti Spiritus. John Frederick Lewis (1833)
The most important annual festivities in the Convent of Sancti Spiritus in Granada

The convent of the Dominican nuns of Sancti Spiritus in Granada celebrated the feasts of …

Jan. 30, 2024
Chapel Orden Tercera. Parte norte del convento de San Francisco de Valladolid según hipótesis de Sáiz Virumbrales y Castro Sánchez (2021)
Organ for the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1712)

After the fire in the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of …

Jan. 9, 2024

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Inauguration of the academic activities in the Schools of la Purísima in Seville (1765)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-10-2018

On 6 May 1765, the inauguration of the Escuelas de la Purísima, next to the church of San Luis de los Franceses, took place, where a solemn mass was celebrated …

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Sale of vihuela strings in Granada (1542)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-10-2018

A notarial protocol from Granada shows that the guild of masters of vihuela string making exported part of its artisan production to other parts of the Crown of Castile in …

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Burial of Luis de Alcázar in Seville (1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-10-2018

Francisco Pacheco, painter and writer, includes the Jesuit theologian Luis de Alcázar in his Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de ilustres y memorables varones (Book of descriptions of true …

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The Comedy Inn in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-10-2018

On Carpintería Street, behind the Coliseum -opened in 1593- was the "mesón de Comedias", which housed the actors who performed in the aforementioned stage, both owned by the municipal council.

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First regulation of bell tolling in the cathedral of Seville (1373)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
30-09-2018

The earliest known arrangement of the ringing of the bells of Seville Cathedral dates from 1373. This record gives an account of the two bell towers that this institution had: …

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Religious profession of musician nuns at the convent of Santa Paula in Seville (1624)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-09-2018

 In 1624, Manuel Sarmiento Mendoza, visitor of the women's convents in Seville, reported to the cathedral chapter that the convent of Santa Paula said that it was very short of …

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Religious profession of musician nuns at the convent of San Clemente in Seville (1624)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
23-09-2018

In 1624, Manuel Sarmiento Mendoza, visitor of the female convents of Seville, granted permission for the profession of two musicians nuns in the convent of San Clemente, one without a …

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