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Chapel of San Juan Bautista. Cathedral of Cordova. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Foundation and endowments of the chapel of San Juan Bautista in Cordoba Cathedral (1260)

On 28 April 1260, Gonzalo Yáñez Dovinal, a wealthy Portuguese man and troubadour, founded the …

July 22, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (2)
Endowment of the chapel of San Juan Bautista in Seville Cathedral (1408)

On 27 January 1408, Garci Pérez, maestrescuela of Seville Cathedral, established a series of pious …

July 18, 2025
Cathedral of Zamora. Photo by Alfonso de Vicente
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
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

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Rules for trumpets and jongleurs in Seville (c. 1337)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-06-2016

The ordinance of the trumpets and minstrels of Seville, made c. 1337, during the reign of Alfonso XI, is the earliest legislative example of which we are aware for a …

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Giants and dragon –tarasca– (1760)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-05-2016

The embellishment and configuration of the tarasca and the personalization of the giants in the Corpus Christi procession could vary from one year to another and in some occasions it …

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Altar in Bibarrambla square for the Corpus Christi procession in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-05-2016

The altar in the Plaza de Bibarrambla was the most prominent of the four altars that the city council paid for each year to be placed in emblematic places on …

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