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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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The first references to the organ in the cathedral of Puerto Rico (1598)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
20-10-2019

In 1606, the cathedral chapter of Puerto Rico wrote to the organist Juan Bautista Vitoria, resident in Seville, to take them an organ that the organero Cristóbal de Aguilera had …

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The first references to the organ in the church of Santa María de la Encarnación de Alhama (Granada)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-10-2019

The first reference to the organ in the church of La Encarnación of Alhama dates from 1514, when this instrument was already played by organist Gonzalo de Guadix. The works …

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The House of the Chirimías in Valladolid

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
17-10-2019

This event presents information about the House of the Chirimías in Valladolid, which was built at the request of the town hall in 1602. For many years, the sound of …

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The Turret of Music at the Prado de San Jerónimo in Madrid (1613-1769)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-10-2019

In 1613, a turret of music was inaugurated in the Prado de San Jerónimo, a unique building similar to the one that already existed in Valladolid. From their balconies, the …

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