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Hormuz Fortress  (c.1600)
Meninos orfãos at the Jesuit mission of Ormuz (1553)

In 1553, the Jesuit António de Herédia left Goa, accompanied by Father Alejo Diaz and …

Aug. 6, 2023
Signature of Isabel Barbosa. AHPV, protocolos notariales, leg. 803, fol. 998r
Schoolgirl musicians at the College of Doncellas Nobles in Valladolid (1596-1600)

The College of the Doncellas Nobles, also referred to as the Colegio de Daza, was …

Aug. 5, 2023
Church of San Martín (Bocaue)
Music and Ritual in the Franciscan Convents and doctrinas of the Province of San Gregorio (1726)

The Estatutos y ordenaciones de la Santa Provincia de San Gregorio de religiosos descalzos de …

July 20, 2023
Convent of San Francisco in Manila
Music and Ritual in the Franciscan Convents and doctrinas of the Province of San Gregorio (1726)

The Estatutos y ordenaciones de la Santa Provincia de San Gregorio de religiosos descalzos de …

July 20, 2023

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Taverns in Seville in 1599

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2017

Taverns were a favourable setting for the performance of popular music, as is reflected in the painting Three Musicians (c. 1617), one of the youthful works of the Sevillian painter …

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Zawiyya in the Albaicín

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-02-2017

In the first half of the 14th century, the Banu Sidi Buna family established a zawiyya (= marabout) in the upper part of the Albaicín that survived until the capture of the city …

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