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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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The first referencies to the organ in the collegiate church of Santa Fe (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
15-11-2019

The organist is not among the positions and salaries recorded in the erection of the collegiate church of Santa Fe, carried out by Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza, at the …

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Theatrical performances at the convent of Santa Catalina de Zafra

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-11-2019

Theatrical performances in Hispanic female convents are generally related to liturgical, ceremonial and festive events that may be periodic or sporadic and whose texts are grouped under the label of …

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Organist in the convent of Santa Clara in Marchena (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-11-2019

Between 1598 and 1599, Blasina de Mendoza, a professed nun from Santa Clara de Sevilla, was transferred to the convent of Santa Clara de Marchena (Seville) by Abbess Juana Ponce …

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The first references to the organ in the church of La Encarnación de Loja (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-11-2019

The first reference to the organ in the church of La Encarnación of Loja dates from 1514, when this instrument was already played by organist Hernando de Frías. In 1541, …

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The nine masses officiated by the Society of Jesus to celebrate the birth of Prince Luis Fernando (1708)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
27-10-2019

In 1708, the Society of Jesus officiated in his church in Manila nine masses to celebrate the birth of Prince Luis Fernando. At the mass of November 25, two villancicos …

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