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Town hall of huesca
Ceremonies for the proclamation of King Ferdinand VI in the city of Huesca (1746)

Ceremonies for the proclamation of King Ferdinand VI in the city of Huesca (1746).

Dec. 24, 2021
Royal monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Rogation and procession with the Virgin of Guadalupe celebrated for the plague of locusts in 1755

Rogation and procession with the Virgin of Guadalupe celebrated for the plague of locusts in …

Dec. 22, 2021
<em>Divinos elogios, alegres villancicos...</em>. Écija: Juan Malpartida de las Alas, 1640
Christmas and Epiphany villancicos in the churches of Ecija (Sevilla) during the 17th century

Christmas and Epiphany villancicos in the churches of Ecija (Sevilla) during the 17th century.

Dec. 20, 2021
Convent of La Piedad in Guadalajara. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Musical activity in the convent of La Piedad in Guadalajara

Various chronicles and studies allow us to reconstruct the foundation and endowment of the Franciscan …

Dec. 12, 2021

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Burials of Matías de la Chica in Granada (1701)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-07-2018

The execution of the will of Matías de la Chica (1701), sacristan of the church of San Andrés in Granada, gives us an insight into his financial situation and the …

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Ordinance and cry of the trade of making strings of vihuelas in Granada (1541)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-07-2018

The regulation “of the trade of making strings of vihuela”, contained in the Ordenanzas municipales de Granada (1552, reprinted in 1676) -title 116-, is the first printed compilation for this …

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Harpists of the San Miguel music chapel in Seville (1715)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-07-2018

The presence of three harpists in the music chapel of the church of San Miguel in Seville in 1715 prompted Pedro Grande, a player of this instrument, to apply for …

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