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Cathedral of Burgos. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
New letter from Tomás Luis de Victoria and other documents from Burgos Cathedral (1593-1608)

The minutes of the Burgos Cathedral Chapter record seven agreements regarding the acquisition of Victoria's …

Sept. 9, 2025
Jeremiah's Cave
From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588)

From Jerusalem to Samaria. Tenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588).

Sept. 4, 2025
Puente's gate
Musicians from the royal chapels who travelled to Córdoba during the court's stay in that city (1570)

In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying …

Sept. 1, 2025
Pietro Paolini, <em>Allegory of the Five Senses</em>, c. 1630 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum)
Doña Leonor de Guzmán, a “good-natured and young” musician

The 1610 inquisitorial trial against Leonor de Guzmán, a mixed-race musician who had connections with …

Aug. 25, 2025

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Pange lingua and Alabado in the convent of Santa Clara in Sevilla

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-07-2020

In the remains that have come down to us from the Musical Archive of the Santa Clara convent, currently deposited in the Marqués de Valdecilla Historical Library, in Madrid, we …

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Sacred and instrumental music in the Augustinian evangelization of the Bishopric of Nueva Segovia (1581-1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-06-2020

Between 1581 and 1596, the Augustinian father Diego de Rojas carried out an important pedagogical work in the Philippine provinces of Cagayán, Ilocos and Pangasinán and contributed decisively to the …

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Sacred and instrumental music in the Augustinian evangelization of the Bishopric of Nueva Segovia (1581-1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-06-2020

Between 1581 and 1596, the Augustinian father Diego de Rojas carried out an important pedagogical work in the Philippine provinces of Cagayán, Ilocos and Pangasinán and contributed decisively to the …

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Sacred and instrumental music in the Augustinian evangelization of the Bishopric of Nueva Segovia (1581-1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-06-2020

Between 1581 and 1596, the Augustinian father Diego de Rojas carried out an important pedagogical work in the Philippine provinces of Cagayán, Ilocos and Pangasinán and contributed decisively to the …

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