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Convent of Sancti Spiritus. John Frederick Lewis (1833)
The most important annual festivities in the Convent of Sancti Spiritus in Granada

The convent of the Dominican nuns of Sancti Spiritus in Granada celebrated the feasts of …

Jan. 30, 2024
Chapel Orden Tercera. Parte norte del convento de San Francisco de Valladolid según hipótesis de Sáiz Virumbrales y Castro Sánchez (2021)
Organ for the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1712)

After the fire in the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of …

Jan. 9, 2024
Church of Santa María and castle-palace of the Zúñiga family in Curiel.
Theatrical representations in the town of Curiel (1624)

In 1624, the governors of the brotherhood of Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the town …

Jan. 6, 2024
Choir. Cathedral of Murcia. Sucesores de Nogués (c. 1920)
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573).

Dec. 29, 2023

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Nighttime street quarrels and serenades in 14th century Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 5, 2018

The Ordenamiento given by King Alfonso XI for the city of Seville, in 1337, provides us with an interesting indirect testimony of the nocturnal serenades in Seville in the first …

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Last organ at the convent of La Encarnación in Granada (1836)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 20, 2018

The inventory made in 1836, when the convent of La Encarnación in Granada was suppressed, included an organ located in the choir loft. This instrument and the tabernacle of the …

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Luthier’s exam in Granada (1668)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 10, 2018

The Archivo Municipal of Granada preserves an extraordinary document that gives us an account of the conflict of interests that must have arisen between the members of the city's luthiers …

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