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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
Façade of the Infantado Palace
Minstrels in the service of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Count of Mélito (1542)

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

Sept. 13, 2022

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Shawms, flutes and trumpets in Chocontá (Colombia)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-08-2021

The will and inventory of goods of Juan, cacique of Chocontá, reveals the acquisition in Santafé de Bogotá, in 1633, of an extensive set of shawms and flutes, as well …

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Feast of the dedication of the new Jesuit church in Guadalajara (1708)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-08-2021

On the occasion of the dedication of the new church of the Society of Jesus in Guadalajara, held in 1708, the two-act play El nuevo templo de Marte was performed, …

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