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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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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 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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