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<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
Chapel of La Expectación de Nuestra Señora (1). Cathedral of Cordova. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowments in the chapel of La Encarnación or Expectación de Nuestra Señora in the Cathedral of Cordova (1364)

The foundation and endowment of the chapel of La Encarnación or Expectación de Nuestra Señora …

Aug. 11, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (3)
Endowment of the chapel of San Bartolomé in Seville Cathedral (1255)

The chapel of San Bartolomé in the cathedral of Seville, known as the chapel of …

Aug. 5, 2025

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-02-2021

Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …

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