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Vitigudino (Salamanca)
Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract …

Oct. 27, 2022
Cantus. <em>Magnificat beatissimae Deiparaeque Virginis Mariae canticum</em>. [B/I 15911]. Ratsschulbibliothek Zwickau, sig. Mus.55.2
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Ratsschulbibliothek in Zwickau

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the&nbsp; Ratsschulbibliothek in Zwickau.

Oct. 14, 2022
Jesús Nazareno (=Jesus de Medinaceli)
Holy Week Processions in Madrid (1804-1816)

A series of documents from the Consejo section of the Archivo Histórico Nacional, corresponding to …

Oct. 11, 2022
Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy (currently)
Confraternities at the church of San Ildefonso in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Ildefonso in Granada.

Oct. 8, 2022

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Luthier’s exam in Granada (1668)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-11-2018

The Archivo Municipal of Granada preserves an extraordinary document that gives us an account of the conflict of interests that must have arisen between the members of the city's luthiers …

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Bell ringing and the use of musical instruments at the San Bartolomé y Santiago College in Granada.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-11-2018

The Constituciones del Real Colegio de San Bartolomé y Santiago of Granada (1774) set out the bell tolls that regulated collegiate life and the limited use that students could make …

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Francisco de la Torre’s house in Seville (1502)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-11-2018

In 1502, Francisco de la Torre, singer, chapel master and composer, lived in a house rented by the Chapter of Seville Cathedral. It was a residence of considerable size, with …

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The sounds of the Alameda in the Genil river

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-10-2018

The space of the Alameda del río Genil, in Granada, was, at least since the 18th century, a recreational space for the citizens, where a second "Casa de las Chirimías" …

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Ordinances of town criers in Seville (1519)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-10-2018

The&nbsp;Ordenanzas de Sevilla, published in 1527, established that there would be fourteen town criers in the city and precisely regulated the details of the exercise of their profession.

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