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<em>Procession of flagellants</em>. Gerard ter Borch (c.1638)
The process of reduction of penitential confraternities in Granada (1597)

A finales del siglo XVI, el elevado número de cofradías penitenciales existentes en Granada generó …

March 27, 2022
Choir stalls of the convent of Santo André de Rendufe
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Oporto

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Oporto.

March 24, 2022
Convent of  São Bento da Santo Tirso
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Oporto

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Oporto.

March 24, 2022
Biblioteca Pública Municipal in Oporto. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Oporto

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Ms. 40 at the Biblioteca Pública Municipal in Oporto.

March 24, 2022

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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in&nbsp;El celosos extremeño&nbsp;takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

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