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 …
On three separate occasions, music books were found to be missing soon after Sebastián de Vivanco left important positions: first when he exchanged the post of chapelmaster at Ávila cathedral …
Luis del Mármol Carvajal, in his Descripción general de África, published in 1573, gives us a precise description of the drums and trumpets in the service of the kings of …
Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza.
The trial brought by the court of the Inquisition of Granada against some members of the cathedral community, including the minstrels and the organist, for the scandal caused during the …
Every year, during the months of June and July, a series of festivals took place in Ávila that included theatrical performances, each year being organized by a parish. In 1754 …
The theatrical company of Manuela de Escamilla in the Corral de Comedias in Medina Sidonia (Cádiz, 1690).
During the two years that the repair work on the church of Santa María lasted, the image of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena was deposited in the neighbouring church of …
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the basilica of El Pilar in Zaragoza (1546-1603).
The confraternity of the Souls of Purgatory of the church of Santa Ana, in Granada, organised two processions every year in its immediate vicinity. The first as a conclusion to …
The writings of Sister Magdalena de Cristo, a Mercedarian, give us an insight into the musical activity of the small and isolated convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced de …