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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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Annual income of the organist and sacristan of the church of the Encarnación in Alhama (1582)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-02-2023

The annual income of a parish organist came from different sources, some in money and others in kind. It is relatively common for the positions of organist and sacristan to …

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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of several nuns in the convent of la Enseñanza in Zaragoza (1745)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
29-01-2023

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of several nuns in the convent of la Enseñanza in Zaragoza (1745)

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