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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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Traditional music of the black ethnic community from Lima (1563)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-02-2020

In 1563, due to the complaints of the residents of Lima, the city council decided that black people could not do their dances with drums anywhere in the city, limiting …

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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of Capuchinas in Zaragoza (1698)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-01-2020

This event is devoted to the extant printed texts that were written for villancicos (sacred songs) composed for the ceremony of profession nuns in the convent of Capuchinas in Zaragoza …

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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of Santa Inés in Zaragoza (1698-1718)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-01-2020

This event is devoted to the extant printed texts that were written for villancicos (sacred songs) composed for the ceremony of profession of Dominicans nuns in the convent of Santa …

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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of Jerusalén in Zaragoza (1683-1714)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
18-01-2020

This event is devoted to the extant printed texts that were written for villancicos (sacred songs) composed for the profession of Franciscans nuns in the convent of Jerusalén in Zaragoza …

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