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First references to the procession of Corpus Christi in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

April 30, 2016

feast of Corpus Christi AAT procession AAT Hernando de Talavera (first archbishop of Granada) cathedral chapter cathedral (first site) cathedral (second site)

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Guilds, neighbors and aromatic herbs in the Corpus Christi procession

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Granada TGN

April 29, 2016

feast of Corpus Christi AAT procession AAT guilds AAT neighbors juncia (aromatic herbs) Cárcel street Pescadería street Bibarrambla square Zacatín street Nueva (Hatabín) square Hospitales street

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Miguel de Cervantes, resident in San Isidoro neighborhood (1600)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 28, 2016

mass AAT Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) ULAN church of San Nicolás

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Toll of the churchs clocks bells of San Marcos and San Lorenzo

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 27, 2016

The clocks placed in different churches in Seville were installed by the city council, which was responsible for their maintenance. Their bells were added to the one that existed in …

the pealing of bells city council AAT Diego Flamenco (watchmaker) Juan Salado (watchmaker) Matías del Monte (watchmaker) Thomas Hatton (watchmaker) José Manuel Zugasti (watchmaker) clock Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) ULAN church of San Marcos church of San Lorenzo

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Extraordinary processions held for the plague that hit Seville (1427)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 24, 2016

In 1427, the Seville cathedral chapter ordered seven processions of rogations to different sacred establishments in the city as a result of the plague epidemic that was ravaging the city.

procession AAT mass AAT cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral cathedral of Santa María de la Sede convent of San Pablo (Dominicans) church of Santiago church of Santa Cruz church of San Juan de la Palma church of San Miguel convent of San Francisco Casa Grande (Franciscans) collegiate church of San Salvador

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Annual procession to the church of San Sebastián

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 23, 2016

The celebration of the feast of Saint Sebastian (20 January) included, weather permitting, the procession to his hermitage outside the city walls, accompanied by the chapel of music to officiate …

procession AAT vespers mass AAT motet Christmas song (villancico) AAT hymn AAT magnificat litany AAT Felix namque es sacra Virgo Maria (antiphon) Ora pro populo (vers) sermon AAT Sanctorum meritis (hymn) Beatus es et bene tibi erit, 4 vv (motet) mapping Francisco Guerrero cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral wind players choirboys crowd Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) ULAN Juan Rufo (writer) Pedro de Escobar (composer, chapel master, singer) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) crowd cathedral of Santa María de la Sede Contratación square gate of Jerez church of San Sebastián

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Music at the window of the house of Isabela, the Cervantine Spanish-English lady

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 21, 2016

domestic music making street music Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) ULAN Leonora's house, the Spanish-English lady

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Annual procession to the collegiate church of San Salvador the first day of Rogations

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 21, 2016

procession AAT mass AAT litany AAT Quis vestrum habebit amicum (motete) mapping Francisco Guerrero cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral wind players cathedral of Santa María de la Sede collegiate church of San Salvador

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Feast and procession of Saint Clement of Rome in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 19, 2016

The feast of Saint Clement of Rome, which commemorated the capture of the city of Seville, was founded on 12 December 1254 by King Alfonso X. Its elaborate ritual included …

mass AAT prosa procession AAT motet mapping Francisco Guerrero Iste Sanctus pro lege (motet) Dedisti domine (motet) Missa Iste sanctus Omnis homo pie mentis (prose) Alfonso X the Wise Fernando III (king) cathedral chapter city council AAT music chapel of the cathedral wind players Domingo Abad de los romances (poet, minstrel) Nicolás de los romances (poet, minstrel) cathedral of Santa María de la Sede cathedral of Seville. Royal Chapel cathedral of Seville. Door of the Lagarto Gradas street cathedral of Seville. Door of the Bautismo

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Appointment of Francisco Correa de Arauxo as organist of the collegiate church of San Salvador (1599)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez

Seville TGN

April 18, 2016

to play the organ Francisco Correa de Arauxo (composer, organist) Juan Picaforte / John Pickford (organist) collegiate church of San Salvador

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First references to the procession of Corpus Christi in Granada

Guilds, neighbors and aromatic herbs in the Corpus Christi procession

Miguel de Cervantes, resident in San Isidoro neighborhood (1600)

Toll of the churchs clocks bells of San Marcos and San Lorenzo

Extraordinary processions held for the plague that hit Seville (1427)

Annual procession to the church of San Sebastián

Music at the window of the house of Isabela, the Cervantine Spanish-English lady

Annual procession to the collegiate church of San Salvador the first day of Rogations

Feast and procession of Saint Clement of Rome in Sevilla

Appointment of Francisco Correa de Arauxo as organist of the collegiate church of San Salvador (1599)