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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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Preparations for the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order held in the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid in 1740

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-09-2023

In 1740, the meeting of the General Chapter of the Franciscan Order took place in the convent of San Francisco in Valladolid. The preparations and arrangements for the accommodation of …

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The last months of Francisco Guerrero in Seville (1599)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-09-2023

In this article we retrace the last months of Francisco Guerrero's life in Seville (1599) and give an account of his burial in the chapel of the Virgen de la …

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