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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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Organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (c. 1751)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 13, 2022

The organ of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Cúllar Vega (Granada) was built c. 1751, thanks to the financial contributions of the local parishioners, which also …

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Trumpet and kettledrum players of the town of Medina del Campo (1651)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
March 7, 2022

On 13 February 1651, Francisco de Zamora, blacksmith and trumpet player, resident of Medina del Campo (Valladolid), received four atabales from the alderman and commissioner of the town council. He …

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Gaspar Maldonado, master of minstrels (1530-c.1595)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Feb. 20, 2022

A document from the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on the teaching work of Gaspar Maldonado, a ministril resident in Madrid.

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