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Plaza de la Villa y calle Mayor (detalle). Anónimo (between 1676 y 1700)
Procession of the reception of the Crusade Bull in Madrid

A document, published in 1610, allows us to know the details of the ceremony and …

Jan. 19, 2022
Remains of the fortress of Fremona (Adwa). Picture by Victor M. Fernández
Liturgical and musical activity at the Jesuit mission of Fremona in Ethiopia (1557-1640)

The Jesuit mission of Fremona was, in two distinct stages, the one that had the …

Jan. 17, 2022
Remains of the northern side of the fortified enclosure of the Gännätä Iyäsus church. Picture by Victor M. Fernández
Celebrations for the canonisation of Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier at the Ethiopian Jesuit residence of Gännätä Iyäsus (1624)

In 1624, at the Jesuit residence of Gännätä Iyäsus, whose church had been completed only …

Jan. 7, 2022
Spanish Portolano (second half of the 16th century).
Liturgical and musical activity at the Jesuit residences of Gorgora in Ethiopia (1607-1632)

The restoration of the Jesuit missions in Gorgora (Ethiopia) by the Spanish priest Pedro Páez …

Jan. 5, 2022

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (Santa María la Blanca)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the church of Santa María la Blanca. Musical practice …

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Music lessons to Antonio Garzon's nieces (1592)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The request of Antonio Garzón, prebendary and alto singer, to the chapter of the cathedral of Granada of the Cristóbal de Morales old books of masses for the teaching of …

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (Santa Cruz)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the square of Santa Cruz. Musical practice in medieval …

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Medieval synagogue soundscape in Sevilla (San Bartolomé)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

One of the three most important synagogues in the Jewish quarter of Seville was located on the site now occupied by the church of San Bartolomé. Musical practice in medieval …

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