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View of the choir and main chapel of Seville Cathedral from the archiepiscopal chair
Lyrics by José Vicente Ortí y Mayor for the villancicos of the cathedral of Seville (1727-1737)

In the decade of 1727-1737, Pedro Rabassa received in Seville several texts of villancicos from …

Aug. 9, 2023
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

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Saturday salve in the side street of the convent of Jesús y María in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1725, a devotional image of Our Lady was placed above a gate that closed off a side street to the Capuchin convent of Jesús y María. Every Saturday afternoon, …

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Commercial activity and bustle in the streets of Granada (c. 1600)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The chronicler Francisco Henríquez de Jorquera provides us with a colourful vision of the city's main commercial hubs and busiest areas, where street cries, the movement of carts and animals, …

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Religious profesion of Melchora de Mesa (1629)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1629, Melchora de Mesa professed as a dulcian player in the convent of Santa Isabel la Real in Granada. She remained in this position until her death in 1650.

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