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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)

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<em>Breve descripción de la ciudad de Jerusalén</em> (1603) [E-PAp Mont. 6.779]
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).

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

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Procession of the transfer of the remains of the Archbishop of Seville Gonzalo de Mena to the Carthusian monastery of Santa María de las Cuevas (1594)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 22, 2020

On January 26, 1594 the procession of the transfer of the remains of the Archbishop of Seville Gonzalo de Mena from the Seville cathedral to the Carthusian monastery of Santa …

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Music lessons in the convent of La Concepción in Guadix (1582)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 14, 2020

In 1582, the chapter of the Guadix cathedral granted permission to the organist of this institution, Lorenzo de Valencia, to enter the Franciscan convent of La Concepción to teach two …

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