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Convent of the Ángel Custodio
Confraternities at the convent of Ángel Custodio in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of Ángel Custodio.

Dec. 7, 2022
Dominican convent. Santo Domingo (Republica Dominicana)
First bells for the convent of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola (1512-1514)

After the arrival of the Dominicans in Hispaniola in 1510, the crown granted the Order …

Nov. 29, 2022
The new cathedral of Salamanca
Sebastián de Vivanco and celebrations organized by the University of Salamanca for the feast of the Immaculate Conception in 1618

In 1618, the faculty of Salamanca University agreed to a statute that would bind them …

Nov. 19, 2022

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The first references to the organ in the cathedral of Puerto Rico (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-10-2019

In 1606, the cathedral chapter of Puerto Rico wrote to the organist Juan Bautista Vitoria, resident in Seville, to take them an organ that the organero Cristóbal de Aguilera had …

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The first references to the organ in the church of Santa María de la Encarnación de Alhama (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-10-2019

The first reference to the organ in the church of La Encarnación of Alhama dates from 1514, when this instrument was already played by organist Gonzalo de Guadix. The works …

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The House of the Chirimías in Valladolid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-10-2019

This event presents information about the House of the Chirimías in Valladolid, which was built at the request of the town hall in 1602. For many years, the sound of …

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The Turret of Music at the Prado de San Jerónimo in Madrid (1613-1769)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-10-2019

In 1613, a turret of music was inaugurated in the Prado de San Jerónimo, a unique building similar to the one that already existed in Valladolid. From their balconies, the …

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