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Itinerary of the procession of the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ (hypothesis)
Procession of the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ in Granada

Procession of the confraternity of the Sacred Passion of Jesus Christ in Granada.

April 6, 2022
Jesus at the Prayer Garden. Convent of San Antón. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Procession of the confraternity of the Prayer in the Garden in Granada

Procession of the confraternity of the Prayer in the Garden in Granada.

April 5, 2022
Old choir of Valencia cathedral
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Valencia cathedral (1560)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical resources of the Valencia cathedral (1560).

April 4, 2022
Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Rosary (detail). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Confraternities at the convent of Santa Cruz la Real in Granada

Confraternities at the convent of Santa Cruz la Real in Granada.

April 1, 2022

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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