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Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)

The Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek), founded by King Frederick III in 1648 and …

Sept. 24, 2025
Cathedral of Calahorra. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
Inventory of musical instruments from the Calahorra Cathedral (1631-1645)

There is a wealth of information about the musical instruments found in Calahorra Cathedral. A …

Sept. 19, 2025
Chapel of San Esteban and San Bartolomé (1)
Foundation of the chapel of Omnium Sanctorum / San Esteban / San Bartolomé in the Cathedral of Cordova (1271)

We analyze the probable sequence of dedications of the chapel in Córdoba Cathedral currently known …

Sept. 15, 2025
Portrait of a young woman (probably María Fernanda Fitz-James-Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern). Mariano Salvador Maella
A fortepiano by Francisco Fernández for the palace of the Dukes of Híjar in Madrid (c. 1807)

Lawsuit filed in Madrid by Agustín de Silva Fernández de Híjar, 10th Duke of Hijar, …

Sept. 11, 2025

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Proclamation of the execution of the governor of Gran Canaria Pedro de Algaba (1480)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
12-03-2024

At the end of May 1480, Captain Juan Rejón ordered the public execution of governor Pedro de Vera, during the conquest of the Island of Gran Canaria. The execution was …

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Ceremony of the visits to parish churches in Granada (1764)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-03-2024

The pastoral visit was a perfectly codified ceremony in which the diocesan prelate or his representative, accompanied by a notary, visited the churches in his ecclesiastical jurisdiction to check on …

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Entry, stay and embarkation of Prince Felipe in La Coruña (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-03-2024

On 27 June 1554, Prince Felipe arrived in La Coruña, where he stayed until 13 July, when he sailed for England to marry Mary Tudor.

royal entry ephemeral architecture Te deum laudamus (hymn) equestrian games artillery salute musket salute hunting naval music street music banquet announcement cheers bustle in the street Felipe II (king) Andrés Muñoz (chronicler) Fadrique de Toledo Osorio (3rd Marquis of Villafranca) Order of Discalced Franciscans drum players fife Juan del Rincón (soprano) Jerónimo de Talamantes (soprano) Ginés López (soprano) Agustín de Cabezón (choirboy, soprano) Mateo Fernández (choirboy, singer) Francisco de Torres (choirboy) Bernaldo Monje (choirboy, singer) Melchor de Valdés (alto, chapel master) Ginés Láinez (alto) Luis López Garabatea (alto) Francisco de Prado (alto) Juan de Cariñena (tenor) Mosén Miguel Garçó (tenor) Pedro Gelós (tenor) Francisco Rodríguez (tenor) Mosén Antón Serrano (tenor) Doroteo de Guevara (tenor) Pedro de Salazar (bass) Mosén Nofre de Queralte (basse) Lázaro Velázquez (basse) Germán Pérez de Salamanca (basse) Antonio de Cabezón (composer, organist) Juan de Cabezón (composer, organist) Cristóbal de León (organ builder, tuner) Antonio Lucas (wind player) Bernardino de Caleruela (wind player, sackbut) Francisco González (wind player) Diego González (wind player) Francisco de la Sala (wind player) Gracián de la Sala (wind player) Pedro de Trujillo (wind player) Gaspar de Camargo (alto wind player) Melchor Camargo (wind player, sackbut) Juan de Roa Castillo (wind player) Gregorio de Ortega (wind player) Gaspar Carreçi (wind player) Francisco de Valera (wind player) Simeón de Valera (wind player) Francisco de Solis (pipe and tabor player) Melchor Cáncer (viol-player) Luis Enríquez y Téllez-Girón (6th Admiral of Castile, 2nd Duke of Medina de Rioseco) wind players of the Admiral of Castile trumpets of the Admiral of Castille kettledrummers of the Admiral of Castille king of arms crowd castle of San Antonio convento of San Francisco port of Coruña beach Puerta Real
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Apprenticeship contract of a bell ringer at the Cathedral of Las Palmas (1619)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
20-02-2024

In this article we present the contract or deed, granted on February 4, 1619, in which the bell ringer of the Cathedral of Santa Ana, Lorenzo de Cabrera Melián, commits …

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Endowment of minstrels to accompany the Viaticum in the Cathedral of Cartagena de Indias

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2024

Fray Juan de Ladrada, during his bishopric in Cartagena de Indias (1596-1613), promoted the accompaniment of the viaticum with a group of minstrels. A century later, in 1690, King Carlos …

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