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Main chapel of León Cathedral. Interior.
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
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
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
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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The first referencies to the organ in the collegiate church of Santa Fe (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 15, 2019

The organist is not among the positions and salaries recorded in the erection of the collegiate church of Santa Fe, carried out by Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza, at the …

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Theatrical performances at the convent of Santa Catalina de Zafra

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 11, 2019

Theatrical performances in Hispanic female convents are generally related to liturgical, ceremonial and festive events that may be periodic or sporadic and whose texts are grouped under the label of …

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Organist in the convent of Santa Clara in Marchena (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 4, 2019

Between 1598 and 1599, Blasina de Mendoza, a professed nun from Santa Clara de Sevilla, was transferred to the convent of Santa Clara de Marchena (Seville) by Abbess Juana Ponce …

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