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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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Domestic music at the house of Hernando Colón

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Hernando Colón (1488-1539), second son of the discoverer Cristóbal Colón, was able to begin his musical instruction during the years in which he served as page for Prince Juan. The …

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Mock tournaments fought with bulrushes (juegos de cañas) at the Lobos' square

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In the expansion area of the Christian city, in the 16th century, the Plaza de los Lobos was laid out. Square in shape, it was the site of sporadic juegos …

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Public festivals at the Campo del Príncipe

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

In 1513, the city council prepared the space known today as Campo del Príncipe to form a recreational square in which jousting, tournaments, tournaments rings, etc., events in which trumpets, …

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