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Church of Santa María and castle-palace of the Zúñiga family in Curiel.
Theatrical representations in the town of Curiel (1624)

In 1624, the governors of the brotherhood of Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the town …

Jan. 6, 2024
Choir. Cathedral of Murcia. Sucesores de Nogués (c. 1920)
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573).

Dec. 29, 2023
White Mosque (chuch of the Forty Martyrs)
Prayers and chants of the pilgrims in the holy places of Rama (1602)

Mosén Miquel Matas, in La devota peregrinació de la Terra Sancta y ciutat de Hierusalem …

Dec. 19, 2023
<em>Veuë de la ville de Rama située a l'occident de Jerusalem, entre Lydda et Joppé</em>. Antoine Augustin Calmet (1730)
Rama, eighth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

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

Dec. 18, 2023

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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in&nbsp;El celosos extremeño&nbsp;takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

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