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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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Organs at the Alcázar in Madrid (1501)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-12-2020

On March 18, 1501, with the court residing in the Alhambra in Granada, Queen Isabel ordered that three organs that were in the Alcázar of Madrid be brought to the …

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An organ for Luis de la Cerda y de la Vega, I duque de Medinaceli (1502)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
30-11-2020

Luis de la Cerda, I Duke of Medinaceli, died in Écija (Seville) on November 25, 1501. On October 8, 1502, his testamentaries delivered 11,000&nbsp;maravedís&nbsp;to Alonso de Castilla in payment for …

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