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House of Sebastián Tomás in Valladolid
Robbery at the home of Sebastián Tomás, chapel master of Valladolid Cathedral (1764)

The investigations carried out to find out who was responsible for the robbery at the …

Oct. 17, 2025
Cathedral of Tudela
Books by Tomás Luis de Victoria and other polyphonists in the Tudela cathedral (1549-1640)

A 1609 inventory lists two editions by Victoria. They likely correspond to the two mass …

Oct. 12, 2025
Choir of the Guadix Cathedral
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Guadix cathedral (1588)

The permanent incorporation of a group of minstrels into Guadix Cathedral took place in 1588. …

Oct. 8, 2025
Chapel of San Miguel. Cathedral of Cordoba. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of San Miguel in the Cathedral of Cordoba (1255)

On 5 April 1255, Doña Lambra, wife of Lope García de Losa, one of the …

Sept. 29, 2025

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Salve in Abenámar street

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The confraternity  of Santa Lucía, San Crispín and San Crispiniano, of the shoemakers' guild, had a street chapel on Abenámar street, with the image of the Virgin flanked by the …

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Guitar player in Zacatin street in Granada (c. 1550)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The anecdote narrated by Luis Zapata de Chaves (1526-1595) in his Miscelánea brings us closer to the “night music” heard in the streets of Granada in the mid-16th century.

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