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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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Trombe marine in the church of San Vicente in Ávila (1757)

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
16-08-2019

The inauguration of a newly-erected reredos to welcome the image of Our Lady of Soterraña was the reason for a variety of celebrations that involved the musical chapel of Ávila …

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Music books in the library of the Jesuit College of Ávila

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
13-08-2019

On the suppression of the order, the libraries of the Jesuit colleges in Ávila and Arévalo passed to the bishopric of Ávila. A previously unstudied inventory lists all of the …

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Mapping of the performance of the autos sacramentales in the feast of Corpus Christi in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
13-08-2019

The performances of the autos sacramentales are one of the hallmarks of the Corpus Christi festivity in the Modern Age. This article, the 1,000th of the Historical Soundscapes platform, gives …

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Bishop's welcome in São Tomé (1584)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-08-2019

In 1584, the bishop of the diocese, Martinho de Ulhoa, a Cistercian abbot, arrived in São Tomé. Fray Diego del Santísimo Sacramento, a Discalced Carmelite, provides us with a description …

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Black slave wind players for the cathedral of Panamá (1677)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-08-2019

In 1677, shortly after the transfer of Panama City to its new settlement, five black minstrel slaves between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two were sent from Seville to serve …

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Luthiers in the parish of San Gil in Granada (1752)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-07-2019

The documentation from the Catastro de Ensenada provides us with information on the number of luthiers active in Granada at the time of its drafting, 1752. The guild had a …

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