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Old cathedral of Cádiz (chuch of Santa Cruz). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Arrival of books by Tomás Luis de Victoria at the Cádiz Cathedral (1583-1610)

There is news of the shipment of three printed books, plus the possibility that two …

March 6, 2026
<em>Missale cordubensis ecclesiae</em> (1561), calendar: <em>December</em>
Feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle in Córdoba Cathedral (1330 / 1443)

The first mention of the feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle (30 …

March 2, 2026
Church of Nuestra Señora del Reposo in Campillos (Málaga)
Private endowment of a minstrel's position to accompany the Blessed Sacrament in the town of Campillos (1672)

In 1672, Juan González Ortega, a priest and beneficiado of the church of Campillos (Málaga), …

Feb. 26, 2026
The  Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Leonardo Torriani (1588)
Soundscape on a galleon bound for the Indies (1573)

Eugenio Salazar de Alarcón, governor of the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, in a …

Feb. 23, 2026

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The first referencies to the organ in the collegiate church of Santa Fe (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 15, 2019

The organist is not among the positions and salaries recorded in the erection of the collegiate church of Santa Fe, carried out by Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza, at the …

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Theatrical performances at the convent of Santa Catalina de Zafra

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 11, 2019

Theatrical performances in Hispanic female convents are generally related to liturgical, ceremonial and festive events that may be periodic or sporadic and whose texts are grouped under the label of …

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Organist in the convent of Santa Clara in Marchena (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 4, 2019

Between 1598 and 1599, Blasina de Mendoza, a professed nun from Santa Clara de Sevilla, was transferred to the convent of Santa Clara de Marchena (Seville) by Abbess Juana Ponce …

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