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Facade of the convent of San Francisco. Ventura Pérez (c. 1760)
Preparations for the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order held in the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid in 1740

In 1740, the meeting of the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order took place in …

Sept. 12, 2023
Isola di Cipro. Ferrando Bertelli (Roma, 1562)
Limasol, sixth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

Limasol, sixth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

Sept. 10, 2023

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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