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Main square of Écija
Trumpets and drummers from the city of Écija (1563-1576)

On 2/07/1563 the aldermen of Écija agreed with the trumpeters Luis de Vargas and Juan …

Feb. 1, 2023
Binding.  <em>Canticum Beatae Mariae </em>. Francisco Guerrero. [D-AN VI g 19]
Works by Francisco Guerrero in Ansbach (1564)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in Ansbach (1564).

Feb. 1, 2023
<em>Villancicos que se han de cantar en el nuevo ... Convento de la Compañia de Maria... el dia 8 de Septiembre de 1745</em>
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of several nuns in the convent of la Enseñanza in Zaragoza (1745)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of several nuns in the convent of la Enseñanza …

Jan. 29, 2023
Guitarra (1). Agustín Caro (1824). Private collection of Aarón García Ruiz. Picture by Aarón García Ruiz
Guild of luthiers or guitar makers in Granada (1815)

A document recording the contribution made to the state for the maintenance of the armies …

Jan. 27, 2023

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Domestic music at the house of Hernando Colón

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Hernando Colón (1488-1539), second son of the discoverer Cristóbal Colón, was able to begin his musical instruction during the years in which he served as page for Prince Juan. The …

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Mock tournaments fought with bulrushes (juegos de cañas) at the Lobos' square

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In the expansion area of the Christian city, in the 16th century, the Plaza de los Lobos was laid out. Square in shape, it was the site of sporadic juegos …

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Public festivals at the Campo del Príncipe

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1513, the city council prepared the space known today as Campo del Príncipe to form a recreational square in which jousting, tournaments, tournaments rings, etc., events in which trumpets, …

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