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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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Taverns in Seville in 1599

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2017

Taverns were a favourable setting for the performance of popular music, as is reflected in the painting Three Musicians (c. 1617), one of the youthful works of the Sevillian painter …

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Zawiyya in the Albaicín

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-02-2017

In the first half of the 14th century, the Banu Sidi Buna family established a zawiyya (= marabout) in the upper part of the Albaicín that survived until the capture of the city …

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