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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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Antón López, bell maker in Seville (1408)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 17, 2018

The bell maker Antón López, a resident of Seville, combined this profession with that of artilleryman. His activity in the city and towns of the Archdiocese of Seville is documented …

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Profession of musical nuns in the convent of the Vírgines Santa Justa y Rufina in Seville (1600)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 13, 2018

The admission to the convent of the Virgins Santa Justa and Rufina of the daughters of Diego López as musical nuns in 1600 allows us to extend the list of …

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Alfonso Domínguez and Bernardo Pérez, bell makers in Seville (1384)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 10, 2018

In 1384, Alfonso Domínguez and Bernardo Pérez had their bell-making workshops in the parish of San Vicente in Seville.

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First organ in the church of San Cecilio in Granada (1767-1768)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 7, 2018

The first documented organ in the church of San Cecilio in Granada was built in 1768, making it the most recent addition to the city's parishes that we know of. …

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Trumpeter of the archbishop of Seville (1384)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 5, 2018

In the Sevillian census of 1384 we can document the earliest record of a trumpet in the service of the archbishop of Seville, in this case Pedro Gómez Barroso, who …

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Organ of the collegiate church of El Sacromonte in Granada (1878-1879)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 3, 2018

The last of the organs in the Collegiate Church of Sacromonte was built between 1878 and 1879 by Pedro Roqués and sons, according to the porcelain plaque on the console.

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Fountain of the hospital of Los Venerables Sacerdotes in Seville (1683)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 31, 2018

In 1683, a fountain designed by Bernardo Simón de Pineda and carved by the master stonemason Francisco Rodríguez Escalona was placed in the centre of the courtyard of the Hospital …

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