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From Samaria to Bethsaida. <em>Descriptio et situs Terrae Sanctae alio nomine Palestina multis preclaris historys et miraculis utriusque testamenti a Christo Salvatore nobilitata</em> (1593)
From Samaria to Bethsaida. Eleventh stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

The eleventh stage took Francisco Guerrero and Francisco Sánchez from Samaria to Bethsaida, on the …

Oct. 25, 2025
Cantino planisphere –detail– (1502)
Bells for the first churches and monastic foundations in the Indies shipped from Seville (1494-1520)

Bells were one of the first objects that, along with liturgical vestments, gold and silverware, …

Oct. 18, 2025
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

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Organ for the church of Ipiales –Colombia– (1585)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2020

In 1585, Pedro de Henao, chief and governor of Ipiales (Colombia), bought a series of ornaments for the church in that city. Among those objects was an organ that was …

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Music lessons in the convent of La Concepción in Guadix (1582)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2020

In 1582, the chapter of the Guadix cathedral granted permission to the organist of this institution, Lorenzo de Valencia, to enter the Franciscan convent of La Concepción to teach two …

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Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Seville cathedral (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2020

In this event, the incorporation of a group of wind players into the musical resources of the Seville cathedral in 1526 is analyzed, it was the starting point of a …

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