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Blessing and transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to the church of the Society of Jesus in Cordoba (1556)

On 28 June 1556, Leopoldo de Austria, Bishop of Cordoba, blessed the new church of …

Jan. 2, 2022
Toledo gate
The black dancer Francisco Meneses (†1687)

A poetic jácara from 1687 brings us closer to the black musicians who sang and …

Dec. 31, 2021
Main chapel of the church of San Juan de los Reyes
Confraternities at the church of San Juan de los Reyes

Confraternities at the church of San Juan de los Reyes.

Dec. 30, 2021
<em>Triunfante resurrección de un alma...</em>. Huesca: Ventura de Larumbe, 1721
Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns in the convent of San Alberto in Calatayud

In 1721, three villancicos were sung in the Carmelite convent of St. Albert, in Calatayud …

Dec. 29, 2021

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Organ for the covent of San Pablo in Seville (1516)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
13-05-2018

The first news of an organ in the convent of San Pablo derives from the instrument built by the organ builder Juanes Navarro in 1516, although it is very likely …

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Harp lessons to Ana María Medina in Granada (1575)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-05-2018

Contract between the merchant Juan de Medina and the harpist Juan Romero to teach his daughter Ana María Medina to play this instrument (1575).

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