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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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Dances in the Corpus Christi procession in Guadalajara (1612)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-11-2022

On 8 June 1612, Juan Navarro, "dance teacher", a resident of Guadalajara, registered a letter of obligation by which he undertook "to perform two dances" in the Corpus Christi procession …

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Company of organ builders in Salamanca (1591)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1591, Juan de Valencia and Roque de Peñalosa formalised the life-long formation of a company of organ builders in Salamanca for the construction, maintenance and tuning of instruments.

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Folk dances in Vitigudino (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2022

In 1589, the young men of the town of Vitigudino (Salamanca) established a one-year contract with the pipe and tabor Sebastián Martín to accompany the dances of the said young …

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