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<em>Missale cordubensis ecclesiae</em> (1561), calendar: <em>December</em>
Feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle in Córdoba Cathedral (1330 / 1443)

The first mention of the feast of the Translation of Saint James the Apostle (30 …

March 2, 2026
Church of Nuestra Señora del Reposo in Campillos (Málaga)
Private endowment of a minstrel's position to accompany the Blessed Sacrament in the town of Campillos (1672)

In 1672, Juan González Ortega, a priest and beneficiado of the church of Campillos (Málaga), …

Feb. 26, 2026
The  Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Leonardo Torriani (1588)
Soundscape on a galleon bound for the Indies (1573)

Eugenio Salazar de Alarcón, governor of the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, in a …

Feb. 23, 2026
Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean. Mateo Prunes (1563)
From Tripoli to Venice, fourteenth stage of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem (1588–1589)

On 14 November 1588, Francisco Guerrero, accompanied by his pupil Francisco Sánchez, five pilgrims and …

Feb. 19, 2026

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Public concerts (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 15, 2017

News about the public concerts that the Italian actors and singers Lázaro Calderi and Ana Sciomeri gave in different places in the city of Seville in 1793.&nbsp;

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Sale of a music book and scores (1792 / 1795)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 2, 2017

News of the sale of a book of music and musical scores in the&nbsp;Diario Histórico y Político de Sevilla&nbsp;on Saturday, November 17, 1792 and in the&nbsp;Gazeta&nbsp;de&nbsp;Madrid&nbsp;on Friday, June 5, 1795.

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Contribution of the African black community to the soundscape of Granada in the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Sept. 24, 2017

The Black, African and Afro-descendant community in Granada in the late 15th and early 16th centuries must have been numerous, but their contribution to the city’s soundscape during that last …

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