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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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Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-11-2022

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter of obligation by which he undertook "to perform two dances" in the Corpus Christi procession …

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Company of organ builders in Salamanca (1591)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1591, Juan de Valencia and Roque de Peñalosa formalised the life-long formation of a company of organ builders in Salamanca for the construction, maintenance and tuning of instruments.

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Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract with the pipe and tabor Sebastián Martín to accompany the dances of the said young …

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