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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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Luthier’s exam in Granada (1668)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
10-11-2018

The Archivo Municipal of Granada preserves an extraordinary document that gives us an account of the conflict of interests that must have arisen between the members of the city's luthiers …

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Bell ringing and the use of musical instruments at the San Bartolomé y Santiago College in Granada.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-11-2018

The Constituciones del Real Colegio de San Bartolomé y Santiago of Granada (1774) set out the bell tolls that regulated collegiate life and the limited use that students could make …

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Francisco de la Torre’s house in Seville (1502)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-11-2018

In 1502, Francisco de la Torre, singer, chapel master and composer, lived in a house rented by the Chapter of Seville Cathedral. It was a residence of considerable size, with …

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The sounds of the Alameda in the Genil river

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
31-10-2018

The space of the Alameda del río Genil, in Granada, was, at least since the 18th century, a recreational space for the citizens, where a second "Casa de las Chirimías" …

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Ordinances of town criers in Seville (1519)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
28-10-2018

The Ordenanzas de Sevilla, published in 1527, established that there would be fourteen town criers in the city and precisely regulated the details of the exercise of their profession.

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