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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
Chapel of San Juan Bautista. Cathedral of Cordova. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowments of the chapel of San Juan Bautista in Cordoba Cathedral (1260)

On 28 April 1260, Gonzalo Yáñez Dovinal, a wealthy Portuguese man and troubadour, founded the …

July 22, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (2)
Endowment of the chapel of San Juan Bautista in Seville Cathedral (1408)

On 27 January 1408, Garci Pérez, maestrescuela of Seville Cathedral, established a series of pious …

July 18, 2025

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Diego Díaz, first town crier of the city of Santiago de Guatemala (1527-1530)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-07-2021

Diego Díaz's appointment as town crier in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala was made on the very day of its foundation, 27 July 1524. He remained …

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Diego Díaz, first town crier of the city of Santiago de Guatemala (1524-1527)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-07-2021

Diego Díaz's appointment as town crier in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala was made on the very day of its foundation, 27 July 1524. He remained …

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Public concert in the hall of the Valencia Shoemakers' Guild (1790)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
24-06-2021

In the autumn of 1790, the chapel master Angelo di San Michele settled in Valencia. He would soon offer his services as a teacher of singing, harpsichord, forte-piano and psaltery …

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Miserere at the Campo Santo de los Mártires in Córdoba (1633)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-06-2021

On 3 March 1633, the Chapter of Cordoba Cathedral banned the Miserere that was sung at night in the Campo Santo de los Mártires in Cordoba, although we do not …

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