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"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
"Tiple 1º". <em>Albricias, zagalas</em>. Anónimo. CENIDIM, CSG.010.
Villancicos for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of La Santísima Trinidad in Puebla: new findings

This article complements that of the "Villancicos compuestos para la ceremonia de profesión de monjas …

Feb. 29, 2024
Convent of Santa Catalina of Ávila
Nuns music and polyphony in the Dominican convent of Santa Catalina in Ávila

The convent of Dominican nuns of Santa Catalina Martyr in the city of Ávila (1486-1836) …

Feb. 24, 2024
Our Lady of Antigua or La Grande Bell. Peeter van den Ghein III and Pauwels van Laere. Malinas (1600). Photography: Fernando Cova del Pino
Apprenticeship contract of a bell ringer at the Cathedral of Las Palmas (1619)

In this article we present the contract or deed, granted on February 4, 1619, in …

Feb. 20, 2024

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Saturday salve in the side street of the convent of Jesús y María in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1725, a devotional image of Our Lady was placed above a gate that closed off a side street to the Capuchin convent of Jesús y María. Every Saturday afternoon, …

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Commercial activity and bustle in the streets of Granada (c. 1600)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The chronicler Francisco Henríquez de Jorquera provides us with a colourful vision of the city's main commercial hubs and busiest areas, where street cries, the movement of carts and animals, …

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Religious profesion of Melchora de Mesa (1629)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1629, Melchora de Mesa professed as a dulcian player in the convent of Santa Isabel la Real in Granada. She remained in this position until her death in 1650.

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