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Church of Santa María de la Alhambra
Confraternities at the church of Santa María de la Alhambra

Confraternities at the church of Santa María de la Alhambra.

Sept. 24, 2022
Dávalos palace
Lawsuit of the shawn player Lope del Castillo against Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y de la Cerda, 2nd Count of Mélito (1544-1546)

A lawsuit brought by the minstrel Lope del Castillo against his former patron, Diego Hurtado …

Sept. 22, 2022
Guitar of six courses. Juan Antonio de Vargas Guzmán (1773)
Domestic musical education in Valencia in 1790

A collection of news extracted from the Diario de Valencia related to the publicity of …

Sept. 16, 2022
Buchgasse. Map by Matthäus Merian the Elder (1628)
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Frankfurt Fair

The catalogues of the Frankfurt fair published in the 16th century have enabled me to …

Sept. 16, 2022

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Religious profesion of Melchora de Mesa (1629)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1629, Melchora de Mesa professed as a dulcian player in the convent of Santa Isabel la Real in Granada. She remained in this position until her death in 1650.

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Religious profesion of María Josefa Ruiz (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

 María Josefa Ruiz professed, without a dowry, as an organist in the Carmelite convent of Nuestra Señora del Carmen. She died on 16 September 1804 at the age of 32.

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Religious profesion of Manuela Triviño (1768)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1768, Manuela Triviño professed as an organist nun in the Calced Carmelite convent of Granada. She remained in this position until her death in 1801.

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