On 28 June 1556, Leopoldo de Austria, Bishop of Cordoba, blessed the new church of …
A poetic jácara from 1687 brings us closer to the black musicians who sang and …
Confraternities at the church of San Juan de los Reyes.
In 1721, three villancicos were sung in the Carmelite convent of St. Albert, in Calatayud …
The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …
Queen Isabella Católica died in Medina del Campo on 26 November 1504. In order to comply with one of the clauses in her will, her body was taken to Granada, …
Miguel de Cervantes in El celosos extremeño takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.
Procession of the Vera Cruz penance confraternity.
The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …
The monastery of the Comendadoras de Santiago was founded by the Catholic Monarchs to fulfil Queen Isabella's promise to build a convent in the last city to be conquered from …