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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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Mass in the place where the mortal remains of Francisco Javier had rested temporaly (1556)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-09-2019

La expedición de Melchor Núñez Barreto, provincial de los jesuitas en India, en su viaje con destino a la misión de Funai (actualmente Ōita, en Japón), llegó a la Isla …

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Reception of the body of Francisco Javier in Goa (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-09-2019

On March 16, 1554, the mortal remains of Francisco Javier from Malacca (Malaysia) arrived in Goa (India). The Jesuit provincial of India, Manuel Núñez Barreto, went to pick them up …

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The meninos órphãos of Lisboa at the Jesuit College of Goa (1551)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-09-2019

On September 5, 1551, the expedition in which the provincial father of the Jesuits of India, Melchor Núñez Barreto, was traveling arrived in Goa. He was accompanied by ten orphans …

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Cantatas and certificates of nuns' profession at Ávila's Sainte Anne monastery

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
12-09-2019

The ceremonies for taking the habit and for solemn or perpetual profession constituted the most important events in the life of a nun. Consequently, they were celebrated with the utmost …

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