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Puente's gate
Musicians from the royal chapels who travelled to Córdoba during the court's stay in that city (1570)

In 1570, King Philip II spent two months residing in the city of Córdoba. Accompanying …

Sept. 1, 2025
Pietro Paolini, <em>Allegory of the Five Senses</em>, c. 1630 (Baltimore, Walters Art Museum)
Doña Leonor de Guzmán, a “good-natured and young” musician

The 1610 inquisitorial trial against Leonor de Guzmán, a mixed-race musician who had connections with …

Aug. 25, 2025
<em>San Miguel</em>. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral. Chruch of San Miguel (Granada)
Quintillas to sing in the church of San Miguel in Granada during the novena of its titular saint.

A loose leaflet, without imprint, preserved in the Library of the Royal Hospital of Granada, …

Aug. 21, 2025

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Feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

La fiesta anual de la "basílica" o dedicación de la iglesia parroquial de Santa María de la Alhambra se celebraba el día de la Encarnación, con la asistencia de cantores …

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Feast of Antonio Martínez de la Plaza's exaltation to the bishopric of Canaries (1785)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The serenata Los méritos reunidos was written for the feast of exaltation to the bishopric of the Canary Islands of Antonio Martínez Plaza (1785) which took place at the Colegio …

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Music lessons at the convento of Santa Inés (1628)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1628, a musician was authorized, temporarily,&nbsp; to give singing lessons at the convent of Santa Inés in Granada.

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