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Main chapel of León Cathedral. Interior.
León
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of León (1591-1602)

Transcription of four chapter agreements and an inventory of singing books from the Cathedral of …

April 11, 2026
Chapel of the Conversión de San Pablo. Cathedral of Cordoba
Cordova (SP)
Foundation and endowment of the medieval chapel of the Conversión de San Pablo in Córdoba Cathedral (1387)

In 1387, Elfa de la Torre, widow of Pedro Muñiz de Godoy, Master of the …

April 7, 2026
Customs House in Cádiz
Cádiz
English keyboard instruments at the Customs House in Cádiz (1794)

The records of royal orders for the government of the Customs Office of Cádiz, corresponding …

March 30, 2026
Old fortress
Ferrara
From Venice to Marseille with a stopover in Livorno. Fifteenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1589)

Francisco Guerrero and his pupil Francisco Sánchez must have set out from Venice in early …

March 25, 2026

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Death of Andrés Gutiérrez (parchment maker, 1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
death Andrés Gutiérrez (parchment maker) parchment maker Pajería street (currently Zaragoza street)
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Adaptation of chant books to the Roman Missal (1576)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
gregorian chant choirbook correcting / adapting Baltasar Suárez de Figueroa (scribe) church of San Nicolás
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New organ (1730)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
organ AAT organ repair Alejo Muños (friar, organ builder) Pedro de San Miguel (monk, organist and organ builder) Juan Quesada (organ builder) Miguel Rivero (organ builder) Francisco Alonso Suárez (organ builder) Antonio José de Quesada y Cárdenas (organist, organ builder) convent of Santa Catalina de Zafra (Dominicans nuns) convent of San Francisco Casa Grande (Observant Franciscans)
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New organ (1714)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
organ AAT Martín de Ascargorta (archbishop) Juan Félix Marcián / Martínez (organ builder) organ builder AAT collegiate church of San Salvador
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Traditional songs (1560)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
traditional songs auto de fe Julián Hernández (mule driver) castle of San Jorge
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Popular street songs (1561)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015
traditional songs auto de fe Tribunal of the Inquisition Juan de Mal Lara (humanist, poet, playwright) various places castle of San Jorge
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Auto de fe in Sevilla (1559)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015

On 24 September 1559, the first of a series of autos de fe that took place in the city of Seville was held, aimed at repressing the important Lutheran focus …

auto de fe announcement AAT procession AAT bustle in the street Tribunal of the Inquisition cathedral chapter city council AAT clergy crowd Juan Ponce de León (penitenciado) Juan González (priest, preacher, convicty) María de Bohórquez (convict) drummers AAT San Francisco square church of Santa Ana castle of San Jorge bridge of Las Barcas arenal of Sevilla Arenal gate Mar street Genova street Gradas street quemadero de San Diego (place of execution)
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Domestic music at the house of the inquisitor Andrés Gascó

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville TGN
July 11, 2015

Andrés Gascó, inquisitor and canon of Seville cathedral, possessed a notable collection of instruments and scores in his residence in the castle of San Jorge, the seat of the Inquisition …

domestic music making sound of animals mapping Francisco Guerrero printed works by Francisco Guerrero Francisco Guerrero. Liber primus missarum (1565/1566) [G 4870] Miguel de Fuenllana. Orphenica lyra [1554-22] works in tablature Andrés Gascó (canon, schoolmaster, inquisitor) vihuela player guitar player harpsichord player clavichord player Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) harpist AAT castle of San Jorge
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Auto de fe in Granada (1575)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The detailed breakdown of the expenses for the auto de fe that took place in Granada in 1575 provides us with valuable information about some of the characteristic features of …

auto de fe procession AAT bustle in the street Tribunal of the Inquisition town crier trumpeter AAT drummers AAT music chapel crowd houses of the Inquisition Nueva (Hatabín) square quemadero del Beiro (campo de San Lázaro) (place of execution)
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Auto de fe in Granada(1593)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The catalyst for the general auto de fe held in Granada on 7 May 1593 was the news of the existence of a significant Jewish community, discovered in 1591. It …

auto de fe bustle in the street procession AAT announcement AAT town crier trumpeter AAT drummers AAT wind players Tribunal of the Inquisition crowd houses of the Inquisition Bibarrambla square quemadero del Beiro (campo de San Lázaro) (place of execution)
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