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Church of the convent of Santa Inés in Sevilla. Picture by José Becerra
Villancicos for the convent of Santa Inés in Seville (1634)

In the Biblioteca Histórica José María Lafragua, in Puebla, there is the only known copy …

Oct. 25, 2023
Jaffa. David Roberts (1839)
Jaffa, seventh stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

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

Oct. 23, 2023
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne
Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by Antonio Blado in Rome (1559)

Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by Antonio Blado in Rome (1559).

Oct. 22, 2023
Convento de la Santísima Trinidad de Valencia
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Santísima Trinidad in Valencia

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Santísima Trinidad …

Oct. 21, 2023

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Domestic music at the house of Hernando Colón

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Hernando Colón (1488-1539), second son of the discoverer Cristóbal Colón, was able to begin his musical instruction during the years in which he served as page for Prince Juan. The …

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Mock tournaments fought with bulrushes (juegos de cañas) at the Lobos' square

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In the expansion area of the Christian city, in the 16th century, the Plaza de los Lobos was laid out. Square in shape, it was the site of sporadic juegos …

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Public festivals at the Campo del Príncipe

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1513, the city council prepared the space known today as Campo del Príncipe to form a recreational square in which jousting, tournaments, tournaments rings, etc., events in which trumpets, …

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