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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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Organ for the covent of San Pablo in Seville (1516)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
13-05-2018

The first news of an organ in the convent of San Pablo derives from the instrument built by the organ builder Juanes Navarro in 1516, although it is very likely …

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Harp lessons to Ana María Medina in Granada (1575)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-05-2018

Contract between the merchant Juan de Medina and the harpist Juan Romero to teach his daughter Ana María Medina to play this instrument (1575).

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