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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
Title page and colophon. <em>Viaje de Hierusalem</em>. Francisco Guerrero. Córdoba: [Diego Galván], [c.1596]
First printed edition in Cordoba of El viage de Hierusalem by Francisco Guerrero (c. 1596)

The first Cordovan edition of Francisco Guerrero's El viaje de Hierusalem has neither date nor …

Aug. 30, 2023
signature of the minstrels of Mairena del Alcor (1620)
Creation of a company of minstrels in the Mairena del Alcor (1618-1660)

In 1618 the council of Mairena del Alcor, a town belonging to the lordship of …

Aug. 26, 2023
<em>Missarum liber primus</em>. Cristóbal de Morales (Roma, 1544), fols. 1v-2r
Printed works by Spanish composers or printed in Spain in the Music Library of the Ducal Basilica of Santa Barbara in Mantua (1611)

An inventory of the music library at the ducal basilica of Santa Barbara in Mantua …

Aug. 13, 2023

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Domestic music at the house of Hernando Colón

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Hernando Colón (1488-1539), second son of the discoverer Cristóbal Colón, was able to begin his musical instruction during the years in which he served as page for Prince Juan. The …

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Mock tournaments fought with bulrushes (juegos de cañas) at the Lobos' square

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In the expansion area of the Christian city, in the 16th century, the Plaza de los Lobos was laid out. Square in shape, it was the site of sporadic juegos …

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Public festivals at the Campo del Príncipe

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1513, the city council prepared the space known today as Campo del Príncipe to form a recreational square in which jousting, tournaments, tournaments rings, etc., events in which trumpets, …

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