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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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Academy held in the house of Pedro Verdugo Ursúa y Albornoz (1707)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-11-2016

In 1707, on the occasion of the birth of Luis Fernando, Prince of Asturias, an Academy was held at the Granada residence of Pedro Verdugo Ursúa y Albornoz, II Count …

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Teaching of plainchant and liturgical activity in the college of Niñas Nobles

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-10-2016

The college of the Niñas Nobles was the most important educational institution for the women of Granada's elite in the Modern Age. Their instruction included sewing, embroidery, reading, writing "and …

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