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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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The first reference to the organ in the capilla real (1518/1521)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2016

The first reference to the establishment of the post of organist in the Capilla Real of Granada dates from the second endowment of this institution in 1518. Most probably, it …

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Call to prayer by a muezzin and coranic psalmody at the mosque of Masda ibn Damun in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-07-2016

The call to prayer of the muezzin, repeated five times a day, was one of the essential elements of the soundscape of Muslim Granada, to which we can add the …

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The sound of the water and birds in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2016

In 1574, the Feria lagoon was remodelled to turn it into one of the most important recreational areas in the city of Seville. The installation of three fountains and several …

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The sound of water and the bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-07-2016

The sound of water and the hustle and bustle of Granada's Plaza Larga, an urban space that was reorganised and brought to life in the last quarter of the 16th …

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