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Our Lady of Peace. Attributed to Diego de Mora (1709). Picture by Mercedes Castillo
Confraternities at the church of San Cecilio in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Cecilio in Granada.

June 5, 2022
<em>Cantica B. Virginis vulgo Magnificat</em>. Tomás Luis de Victoria. Roma, 1581
Arrival of books of Tomás Luis de Victoria at the cathedral of Segovia (1582)

The news of the arrival in 1582 at the Segovia cathedral chapter of some music …

May 30, 2022
Coat of arms of the Dukes of Medinaceli. Cogolludo Palace (Guadalajara)
Trumpets and drums in the service of Juan de la Cerda, 2nd Duke of Medinaceli (1534-1543)

Two payrolls listing the large group of trumpets and drums of Juan de la Cerda, …

May 27, 2022
church of the Trinitarios descalzos
Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to the new church of the Discalced Trinitarians in Salamanca (1667)

Following the completion of the work on the new church of the Discalced Trinitarians in …

May 23, 2022

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Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-11-2022

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter of obligation by which he undertook "to perform two dances" in the Corpus Christi procession …

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Company of organ builders in Salamanca (1591)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1591, Juan de Valencia and Roque de Peñalosa formalised the life-long formation of a company of organ builders in Salamanca for the construction, maintenance and tuning of instruments.

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Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract with the pipe and tabor Sebastián Martín to accompany the dances of the said young …

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