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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
Old cathedral of Cádiz (chuch of Santa Cruz). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the cathedral of Cádiz

The incorporation of the minstrels to the musical staff of the cathedral of Cadiz is …

Aug. 1, 2025
Hierusalem. Agostino de Angelis (1578)
Francisco Guerrero's last days in Jerusalem (1588)

Francisco Guerrero's last days in Jerusalem (1588).

July 27, 2025

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Wind players in the West Indies Fleet (1620)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-12-2015

The galleons that captained the fleet of the Indies carried among their crews several salaried minstrels. Jerónimo Franco, a ministril, embarked on the nao almiranta which in 1620 went "to …

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Feast of the Conception of Our Lady in the convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-11-2015

In the convent of Santo Tomás de Villanueva, commonly known as Tomasas, the nuns celebrate on 8 December a particular ceremony typical of this female monastery in Granada, which probably …

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