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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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Proclamation of the execution of the governor of Gran Canaria Pedro de Algaba (1480)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
12-03-2024

At the end of May 1480, Captain Juan Rejón ordered the public execution of governor Pedro de Vera, during the conquest of the Island of Gran Canaria. The execution was …

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Ceremony of the visits to parish churches in Granada (1764)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-03-2024

The pastoral visit was a perfectly codified ceremony in which the diocesan prelate or his representative, accompanied by a notary, visited the churches in his ecclesiastical jurisdiction to check on …

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Entry, stay and embarkation of Prince Felipe in La Coruña (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-03-2024

On 27 June 1554, Prince Felipe arrived in La Coruña, where he stayed until 13 July, when he sailed for England to marry Mary Tudor.

royal entry ephemeral architecture Te deum laudamus (hymn) equestrian games artillery salute musket salute hunting naval music street music banquet announcement cheers bustle in the street Felipe II (king) Andrés Muñoz (chronicler) Fadrique de Toledo Osorio (3rd Marquis of Villafranca) Order of Discalced Franciscans drum players fife Juan del Rincón (soprano) Jerónimo de Talamantes (soprano) Ginés López (soprano) Agustín de Cabezón (choirboy, soprano) Mateo Fernández (choirboy, singer) Francisco de Torres (choirboy) Bernaldo Monje (choirboy, singer) Melchor de Valdés (alto, chapel master) Ginés Láinez (alto) Luis López Garabatea (alto) Francisco de Prado (alto) Juan de Cariñena (tenor) Mosén Miguel Garçó (tenor) Pedro Gelós (tenor) Francisco Rodríguez (tenor) Mosén Antón Serrano (tenor) Doroteo de Guevara (tenor) Pedro de Salazar (bass) Mosén Nofre de Queralte (basse) Lázaro Velázquez (basse) Germán Pérez de Salamanca (basse) Antonio de Cabezón (composer, organist) Juan de Cabezón (composer, organist) Cristóbal de León (organ builder, tuner) Antonio Lucas (wind player) Bernardino de Caleruela (wind player, sackbut) Francisco González (wind player) Diego González (wind player) Francisco de la Sala (wind player) Gracián de la Sala (wind player) Pedro de Trujillo (wind player) Gaspar de Camargo (alto wind player) Melchor Camargo (wind player, sackbut) Juan de Roa Castillo (wind player) Gregorio de Ortega (wind player) Gaspar Carreçi (wind player) Francisco de Valera (wind player) Simeón de Valera (wind player) Francisco de Solis (pipe and tabor player) Melchor Cáncer (viol-player) Luis Enríquez y Téllez-Girón (6th Admiral of Castile, 2nd Duke of Medina de Rioseco) wind players of the Admiral of Castile trumpets of the Admiral of Castille kettledrummers of the Admiral of Castille king of arms crowd castle of San Antonio convento of San Francisco port of Coruña beach Puerta Real
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Apprenticeship contract of a bell ringer at the Cathedral of Las Palmas (1619)

Gustavo Alejo Trujillo Yánez
20-02-2024

In this article we present the contract or deed, granted on February 4, 1619, in which the bell ringer of the Cathedral of Santa Ana, Lorenzo de Cabrera Melián, commits …

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Endowment of minstrels to accompany the Viaticum in the Cathedral of Cartagena de Indias

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-02-2024

Fray Juan de Ladrada, during his bishopric in Cartagena de Indias (1596-1613), promoted the accompaniment of the viaticum with a group of minstrels. A century later, in 1690, King Carlos …

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