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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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Taverns in Seville in 1599

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2017

Taverns were a favourable setting for the performance of popular music, as is reflected in the painting Three Musicians (c. 1617), one of the youthful works of the Sevillian painter …

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Zawiyya in the Albaicín

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-02-2017

In the first half of the 14th century, the Banu Sidi Buna family established a zawiyya (= marabout) in the upper part of the Albaicín that survived until the capture of the city …

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