The minutes of the Burgos Cathedral Chapter record seven agreements regarding the acquisition of Victoria's …
From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).
In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying …
The 1610 inquisitorial trial against Leonor de Guzmán, a mixed-race musician who had connections with …
In 1707, the chapter of Granada Cathedral granted eight arrobas (92 kg.) of lead to the convent of San Antón de Granada to help in the construction of a new …
In 1769, the Seville cathedral chapter ordered the violonists of the music chapel to attend a festivity held at the Capuchin convent on 28 September.
Read articleTwo of the most important festivities in the festive calendar of Nasrid Granada were the Breaking of the Fast after Ramadan [Eid al-Fitr] and the Passover Sacrifice [Eid al-Adha], in …
Theatrical performances in Seville (1637-1638).
José Vidal is a good example of the circulation and promotion of musicians among the different musical chapels of the city of Granada, which, in the 18th century, had a …
The chapel of San José was linked to the carpenters' guild of Seville and its religious activity was under the tutelage of the collegiate church of El Salvador, in whose …
Antonio Jorge y Galbán, archbishop of Granada (1776-1787), a native of Zaragoza, endowed the ornamentation of the Pilar chapel in Granada cathedral. For the chapel's inauguration and dedication ceremony, the …
On 28 July 1751, in the convent of Santa Paula in Seville, a theatrical performance took place to celebrate the veiling of Petronila de Santa Teresa, attended by the archbishop …
On 7 September 1696, a "caponcico" (castrated) boy entered the college of Seises of the cathedral of Granada, with the obligation to remain in this institution for six years. His …
Prince John, the second son of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I and Ferdinand II, was born in the Alcázar of Seville on 30 June 1478. His baptism took place in …