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Madrid. Anton van den Wyngaerde (1562)
Madrid, first stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

The first stage of the journey to Jerusalem took Francisco Guerrero to Madrid, accompanied by …

March 13, 2023
Convent of Loreto with collegiate church of San Salvador at the back. Richard Ford (c. 1831)
Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de Loreto in Granada.

March 12, 2023
Title page. Juan Martínez. <em>Arte de canto llano</em>. (Alcalá: Diego de Angulo, 1565)
An unknown edition of the Arte de canto llano by Juan Martínez (1565)

Among the books donated by Plácido Arango in 2019 to the Library of the Real …

March 10, 2023
Old hall of the old town hall of Écija
Conditions for the contracting of a company of minstrels in the city of Ecija (1565-1569)

On 9/07/1565 the minstrel Gaspar Muñoz, representative of a company of minstrels coming from Marchena, …

March 7, 2023

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Funeral rites for María de Monsalve in the church of San Julián in Seville (1625)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 30, 2017

On 18 February 1625, the chapter of Granada Cathedral granted permission to the prebendary singers to attend the funeral of María de Monsalve in the church of San Julián in …

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Septenary to the Christ of Light at the church of San Luis in Granada (1759)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 26, 2017

One of the main devotional events held in the church of San Luis was the septenary dedicated to the Christ of the Light, sponsored by the members of the brotherhood …

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Feast of the Saints Justa and Rufina at the convent of Las Vírgenes (1623)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 15, 2017

The feast of Saints Justa and Rufina was of the highest dignity in the diocese of Seville and was granted its proper readings in 1590. It was celebrated with special …

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Residences of Fray Francisco de Santiago in Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Dec. 11, 2017

The Carmelite friar Francisco de Santiago, a composer and chapel master at Seville Cathedral, arrived in Seville from Madrid in 1616. Until his death in 1644, he lived in various …

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