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Mapa que comprehende la mayor parte del reyno de Goatemala, Provincias de Yucatan, Vera Paz, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Veraguas y parte de Tierra Firme (1783?)
Apostolic visit of Bishop Pedro Agustín Morel de Santa Cruz to Granada (Nicaragua) in 1751.

In this article we will give an account of the sacred fabric and the organs …

Sept. 6, 2023
Tomb of Francisco Guerrero at the foot of the funerary monument of Luis Salcedo y Azcona
The last months of Francisco Guerrero in Seville (1599)

In this article we retrace the last months of Francisco Guerrero's life in Seville (1599) …

Sept. 3, 2023
<Festival in the Plaza Mayor</em>. Juan Corte (1631-1660)
The celebration of the feast of Saint Anne in Madrid (1582-1618)

In Madrid, the festivity of Saint Anne, patron saint of the city, was celebrated thanks …

Sept. 2, 2023
Convent of the Minimes de la place Royale
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Libraries of the couvent des Minimes and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Libraries of the couvent des Minimes and the Muséum …

Sept. 2, 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&nbsp;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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