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Signature of Isabel Barbosa. AHPV, protocolos notariales, leg. 803, fol. 998r
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The College of the Doncellas Nobles, also referred to as the Colegio de Daza, was …

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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 …

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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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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of Jesús María in Barcelona (1750)

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Musical evenings in Seville (1644)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 27, 2025

A record in the chapter minutes of Seville Cathedral on 13 July 1644 documents the attendance of some of the musicians from its music chapel to sing at night evenings …

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Regulation of weddings and burials in medieval Cordoba (1286)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Nov. 25, 2025

The regulation of weddings and burials carried out by the Council of Cordoba is part of a legislative trend in the second half of the 13th century, probably motivated by …

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