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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
Almenara Castle
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
Saint Joseph. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral (1740-1750). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Confraternities at the church of San José in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San José in Granada.

Sept. 5, 2022
Port of San Juan de Ulúa (16th century)
Freight of books from Francisco Guerrero to Mexico City (1590)

On July 10, 1590, Francisco Guerrero registered a crate with "twenty-two music books" on the …

Sept. 4, 2022

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Songs at the convent of San José

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The contrafacta or sacred parodies composed and sung by Luisa de San José in the convent of San José in Granada are a good example of the music performed in …

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The first reference to the organ in the convent of la Concepción (1620)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The admission of an organist to the Convent of La Concepción in 1620 provides us with the first record of the existence of an organ in this Franciscan monastery in …

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