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Signature of Isabel Barbosa. AHPV, protocolos notariales, leg. 803, fol. 998r
Valladolid
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)
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
<em>Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén</em> (1603) [E-PAp Mont. 6.779]
Valencia
First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603)

First Spanish edition of Christian van Adrichem’ Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén (1603).

June 27, 2023
<em>Las finezas de Sunamitis</em>
Barcelona
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in Barcelona (1750)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in …

June 27, 2023

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New bell (1529)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
bell AAT Toribio Gómez (bell maker) church of San Cristóbal
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New bell (1535)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
bell AAT Juan Morel (bell maker) church of San Cecilio
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The first reference to the organ in the convent of la Concepción (1620)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

The admission of an organist to the Convent of La Concepción in 1620 provides us with the first record of the existence of an organ in this Franciscan monastery in …

to play the organ women and musical networks project organist AAT nuns AAT convent of la Concepción (Franciscans Tertiary)
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Burial of the nuns of the convent of the Ángel Custodio

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

Fray Tomás Montalvo, biographer of Sister Beatriz María de Jesús, records the news of her burial, as well as that of another nun of the convent of the Ángel Custodio, …

burial AAT funeral rites sermon AAT salve women and musical networks project Beatriz María de Jesús (= Beatriz de Enciso, nun, Franciscan) Jacinta María de Jesús (nun, Franciscan) Rodrigo Marín Rubio (canon, maestrescuela, bishop) nuns AAT Martín de Ascargorta (archbishop) cathedral chapter Royal Chancery nobility citizens AAT convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Religious profession of Sister Beatriz María de Jesús (1666)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

Sister Beatriz María de Jesús was professed in the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada in June 1666, in a crowded ceremony solemnised by a chapel of music, probably …

mass AAT vespers religious profession women and musical networks project music chapel of the cathedral Beatriz María de Jesús (= Beatriz de Enciso, nun, Franciscan) nuns AAT Jerónimo de Prado Verastegui (canon) Alonso Gordo (monk, Franciscan) convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Corpus Christi octave

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
octave of Corpus Christi mass AAT Pange lingua (hymn) procession AAT music chapel of the cathedral convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Singing of endechas at the convent of the Angel Custodio (1665)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

Fray Tomás Montalvo, biographer of Beatriz María de Jesús, abbess of the convent of the Ángel Custodio in Granada, gives us news of her fondness for music and of the …

endechas Pange lingua (hymn) women and musical networks project Beatriz María de Jesús (= Beatriz de Enciso, nun, Franciscan) nuns AAT convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Feast of the dedication of the new church of the convent of the Angel Custodio (1661)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015

In June 1661, the dedication of the new church of the Franciscan convent of Ángel Custodio took place. The celebrations lasted twelve days with the cathedral's music chapel and the …

dedication of a church procession AAT mass AAT vespers bustle in the street sermon AAT music chapel of the cathedral music chapel of the capilla real crowd José Argáiz (archbishop) cathedral chapter city council AAT Tribunal of the Inquisition Royal Chancery convent of the Angel Custodio (Franciscans Recollects of Saint Clare)
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Feast of Saint Michael

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
feast of Saint Michael proclamation of the feast mass AAT vespers music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Granada) music chapel of the capilla real church of San Miguel
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Renting of a house for the singer José López Osorio (1684)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada TGN
July 11, 2015
renting a house Juan López Osorio (alto) singer AAT Piedad street
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