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Nave of the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Güéjar Sierra (Granada). Picture by Javier González Ruano
Repair of the organ of the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Güejar Sierra (1777)

At the beginning of January 1777, the organ builder Salvador Pabón y Valdés dismantled, reformed …

May 15, 2022
<em>Turnierbuch</em>, fols. 56-57
The soundscape of the tournament of the Honourable Passage at the bridge of the Órbigo Hospital (1434)

In the Jacobean year of 1434, the Leonese knight Suero de Quiñones obtained permission from …

May 9, 2022
<em>San Miguel</em>. Torcuato Ruiz del Peral. Chruch of San Miguel (Granada)
Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada

Confraternities at the church of San Miguel in Granada.

May 9, 2022

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Performance of La puerta Macarena by Juan Pérez de Montalbán

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

In 1677, Félix Pascual's company performed Juan Pérez de Montalbán's&nbsp;La puerta Macarena&nbsp;at the&nbsp;corral de comedias&nbsp;de la Montería.

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Building of a play house (1625)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

The corral de comedias&nbsp;of La Montería in Seville was open from its inauguration on 25 May 1625 until its destruction in the fire of 3 May 1691.

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Musical and teaching activities in the residences of composer Pedro de Escobar in Seville (1507–1514)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

During the years that composer Pedro de Escobar served as chapel master at Seville Cathedral, he resided, in the company of the seises of that institution, in two different dwellings …

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