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<em>San Miguel</em>. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral. Chruch of San Miguel (Granada)
Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada.

May 9, 2022
The Gardano music printing firms
Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by the Gardano family in Venice (1570)

Works by Francisco Guerrero printed by the Gardano family in Venice (1570).

April 29, 2022
College of San Buenaventura (coat of arms of fray Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza)
Musical activity of the students of the College of San Buenaventura in Pastrana (Guadalajara)

In 1628, Fray Pedro González de Mendoza, bishop of Sigüenza and fifth son of Ruy …

April 28, 2022
<em>Blind musician<em>. George de La Tour
The indenture of the blind master Martín de Zarajales and his blind pupil Juan de Aldeanueva in Guadalajara (1531)

The blind musician Martín de Zarajales agrees to teach the apprentice Juan de Aldeanueva, also …

April 28, 2022

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Taverns in Seville in 1599

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2017

Taverns were a favourable setting for the performance of popular music, as is reflected in the painting Three Musicians (c. 1617), one of the youthful works of the Sevillian painter …

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Zawiyya in the Albaicín

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-02-2017

In the first half of the 14th century, the Banu Sidi Buna family established a&nbsp;zawiyya&nbsp;(=&nbsp;marabout) in the upper part of the Albaicín that survived until the capture of the city …

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