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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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Organ for the church of Ipiales –Colombia– (1585)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2020

In 1585, Pedro de Henao, chief and governor of Ipiales (Colombia), bought a series of ornaments for the church in that city. Among those objects was an organ that was …

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Music lessons in the convent of La Concepción in Guadix (1582)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2020

In 1582, the chapter of the Guadix cathedral granted permission to the organist of this institution, Lorenzo de Valencia, to enter the Franciscan convent of La Concepción to teach two …

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Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Seville cathedral (1526)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-07-2020

In this event, the incorporation of a group of wind players into the musical resources of the Seville cathedral in 1526 is analyzed, it was the starting point of a …

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