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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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Organ for the chapel of San Jerónimo in the university of Salamanca (1509)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 19, 2019

In March 1509, Nicolás Pérez, an organ maker based in Toledo, presented to the University of Salamanca an organ he had been commissioned to build. This instrument was destined to …

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Organ for the chapel of the college of San Ildefonso in Alcalá de Henares (1510)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 19, 2019

In 1510, Nicolás Pérez built an organ for the chapel of the college of San Ildefonso in Alcalá de Henares, whose composition and caracteristics we know through a sheet containing …

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Noise pollution produced by hydraulic mills

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 10, 2019

The hydraulic mills located on the Genil river bank and inside the city of Granada would be one of the main agents causing noise pollution in these urban and peri-urban …

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The rise of pendons in Plasencia by Queen Joan and King Charles (1516)

Gisela Coronado Schwindt
Dec. 8, 2019

On 25 July 1516, the council authorities of the city of Plasencia paid tribute to Queen Joan and King Charles I by raising the royal pendon, displaying it in the …

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