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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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New organ for the convent of San Antón in Granada (1707)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-05-2019

In 1707, the chapter of Granada Cathedral granted eight arrobas (92 kg.) of lead to the convent of San Antón de Granada to help in the construction of a new …

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Liturgical service at the convent of Los Capuchinos in Seville (1769)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-05-2019

In 1769, the Seville cathedral chapter ordered the violonists of the music chapel to attend a festivity held at the Capuchin convent on 28 September.

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Feast of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-05-2019

Two of the most important festivities in the festive calendar of Nasrid Granada were the Breaking of the Fast after Ramadan [Eid al-Fitr] and the Passover Sacrifice [Eid al-Adha], in …

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Oratorios for the inauguration of the Pilar Chapel in Granada Cathedral (1785)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-05-2019

Antonio Jorge y Galbán, archbishop of Granada (1776-1787), a native of Zaragoza, endowed the ornamentation of the Pilar chapel in Granada cathedral. For the chapel's inauguration and dedication ceremony, the …

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