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Cathedral of Zamora. Photo by Alfonso de Vicente
Zamora
Documents about Tomás Luis de Victoria in the cathedral of Zamora (1582-1729)

In the archive of the Zamora cathedral, two accounting notes and four inventories with references …

July 12, 2025
Iglesia de San Juan de los Caballeros. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Cordova (SP)
Privilege of Alfonso X to the University of the clergy of Cordova and pious endowments in different sacred spaces in the city (1279).

A privilege granted by King Alfonso X to the University of Clerics of Cordoba allows …

July 9, 2025
Church of San Eutropio. El Espinar (Segovia)
El Espinar
An organ for the church of San Eutropio de El Espinar (1587)

On 8 September 1582, María de Prado, in her will, established a clause in which …

June 30, 2025
Cover of parchment. <em>Superius</em>. <em>Cantos españoles</em> [D-Fru 781]
Freiburg im Breisgau
Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau

Works by Francisco Guerrero in the Library of the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.

June 30, 2025

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Restoration of the organ (1993)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
organ repair Ramón Pérez Molina (organ builder) Francisco Alonso Suárez (organ builder) organ builder convent of Nuestra Señora del Destierro or the San Basilio (Basilian monks)
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Organist (1714-1726)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
entrance examination mass vespers Juan Moreno Cortés y Salcedo (organist, friar) organist convent of Nuestra Señora del Destierro or the San Basilio (Basilian monks)
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Appointment of a governor of a Moorish ensemble (1530)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

In 1530, a group of eleven zambreros served in Granada in processions such as that of the Bull of Crusade in other "fiestas e alegrías e zambras" that took place …

zambra (Moorish dance) alegrías (games and festivities) procession Yahya ben Brahim al-Fishtali=Fernando Morales (governor of Moorish jonglers and jongleuses) Sebastián de Palacios (governor of a Moorish ensemble) zambrero (Moorish jongler) Alonso El Gafiqui (Moorish musician) Juan Alhal (Moorish musician) Francisco El Beznari (Moorish musician) Cristóbal El Beznari (Moorish musician) Fernando El Haçoni (Moorish musician) Andrés Algoden (Moorish musician) Francisco Abarrayan (Moorish musician) Alonso El Haçaçi (Moorish musician) Lorenzo Alorzoti (Moorish musician) Fernando Bayahia (Moorish musician) Alonso Zogonbi (Moorish musician) various places
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Appointment of a governor of Moorish jonglers and jongleuses (1492)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

Yahya ben Brahim al-Fishtali (the Fisteli, who after his conversion and baptism would be known by the Spanish name of Fernando Morales), held various positions in the new Christian administrative …

appointment of a governor of Moorish jonglers and jongleuses zambra (Moorish dance) procession women and musical networks project Yahya ben Brahim al-Fishtali=Fernando Morales (governor of Moorish jonglers and jongleuses) minstrels Alonso de Salamanca (town crier) town crier zambrero (Moorish jongler) unknown location Bibarrambla square calle Libreros (= Garbiexima, de los Escribanos, del Fisteli) street
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Printed sheets containing villancicos composed by Antonio Navarro for the collegiate church of El Salvador in Granada (1723-1746)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015

Eleven sheets with the texts of the villancicos composed by Antonio Navarro for the collegiate church of El Salvador have been found in two libraries in Granada, printed in that …

Christmas songs (villancicos) Christmas song (villancico) matins of the feast of the Nativity of Jesus music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Granada) Antonio Navarro (composer, chapel master) collegiate church of San Salvador
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Villancicos for different feasts

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
Christmas song (villancico) matins of the feast of the Nativity of Jesus feast of the Circumcision of Jesus feast of the Epiphany feast of Our Lady of the Candles feast of Saint Joseph feast of the Incarnation (= Annunciation) feast of the Invention (Discovery) of the Holy Cross feast of Saint John the Baptist feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus feast of the Assumption of Our Lady feast of the Nativity of Our Lady feast of Saint Michael feast of the Conception of Mary vespers mass music chapel of the collegiate church of San Salvador (Granada) collegiate church of San Salvador
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Restoration of the organ (2005)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
organ repair Salvador Pabón y Valdés (organ builder) organ builder church of San Pedro y San Pablo
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Restoration of the organ (1997)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
organ repair Miguel González Aurioles (organ builder) Miguel Rivero (organ builder) José Jordán (organ builder) Adolfo Montero Weiss (organ and piano builder) Luis Montero Gallego (organ builder) Pedro Ghys (organ builder) Francisco Alonso Suárez (organ builder) organ builder convent of la Concepción (Franciscans Tertiary)
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Restoration of the organ of the convent of Santa Paula (1990)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
organ repair Francisco Alonso Suárez (organ builder) organ builder Francisco Alejo Muñoz (organ builder) convent of Santa Paula (Jeronimites nuns) convent of San Jerónimo (Jeronimites)
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New organ (2001)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
12-07-2015
organ Francisco Alonso Suárez (organ builder) organ builder collegiate church of San Salvador
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