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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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Academy held in the house of Pedro Verdugo Ursúa y Albornoz (1707)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-11-2016

In 1707, on the occasion of the birth of Luis Fernando, Prince of Asturias, an Academy was held at the Granada residence of Pedro Verdugo Ursúa y Albornoz, II Count …

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Teaching of plainchant and liturgical activity in the college of Niñas Nobles

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-10-2016

The college of the Niñas Nobles was the most important educational institution for the women of Granada's elite in the Modern Age. Their instruction included sewing, embroidery, reading, writing "and …

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