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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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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

bell Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla (king) bell-ringer mosque of Maharoch (of the burnt) convent of San Jerónimo (Jeronimites) convent of Santa Cruz la Real (Dominicans)
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Liturgical activity (1508-1561)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
14-03-2016
liturgical office mass cathedral chapter music chapel of the cathedral organist cathedral (third site)
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Transfer of the remains of Isabella I of Castile to Granada and the obsequies in the Cathedral (1504)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
13-03-2016

Queen Isabella Católica died in Medina del Campo on 26 November 1504. In order to comply with one of the clauses in her will, her body was taken to Granada, …

funeral rites matins for the dead (= vigil) requiem mass funeral procession women and musical networks project Isabel l (queen) Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, Second Count of Tendilla, First Marquis of Mondéjar music chapels of the Catholic Kings music chapel of the cathedral Elvira gate cathedral (second site) convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra (Franciscans)
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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in&nbsp;El celosos extremeño&nbsp;takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

traditional songs traditional dances sarabande (dance) passamezzo (danse) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) unknown location
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Procession of the confraternity of penance of the True Cross

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
07-03-2016

Procession of the Vera Cruz penance confraternity.

Holy Week procession confraternities project penitential confraternities franciscans friars member of the brotherhood trumpeter confraternity of the True Cross convent of San Francisco Casa Grande (Franciscans) Sevilla cathedral collegiate church of San Salvador church of Santa María Magdalena convent of San Pablo (Dominicans)
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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

traditional songs traditional dances women and musical networks project prostitute pimp guitar player adufe player (square tambourine) rattle player Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) the mancebía (brothel)
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Tuned bells of the Giralda (1584)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
29-02-2016
the pealing of bells Baltasar Villada (organist) Francisco Peraza I (composer, organist) Francisco Guerrero (composer, chapel master) bell-ringer cathedral of Sevilla. Bell tower (la Giralda) Sevilla cathedral
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Portrait of Francisco Peraza, prebendary organist at the cathedral of Seville (1599)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
28-02-2016
literary portrait / panegyric Francisco Peraza I (composer, organist) organist Francisco Pacheco (painter, writer) cathedral of Sevilla. Choir cathedral of Sevilla. Chapel of Santa María de la Antigua Sevilla cathedral
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The Royal foundation of the convent of the Comendadoras de Santiago in Granada (1501)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Granada
27-02-2016

The monastery of the Comendadoras de Santiago was founded by the Catholic Monarchs to fulfil Queen Isabella's promise to build a convent in the last city to be conquered from …

mass Te deum laudamus (hymn) women and musical networks project Isabel l (queen) Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla (king) Rodrigo de Borja (cardinal, pope Alexandre VI) Hernando de Talavera (first archbishop of Granada) Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (archbishop, cardinal) Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, Second Count of Tendilla, First Marquis of Mondéjar Enrique Enríquez de Quiñones (comendador de Montalbán) Juan Chacón (comendador de Caravaca) Francisco Martínez Vellón (knight of the Order of Santiago) Leonor de Lobera (nun, prioress) Catalina Flores (nun, viceprioress) Catalina López de Toledo (nun) music chapels of the Catholic Kings nuns Juan de Anchieta (composer, singer) convent of la Madre de Dios (comendadoras of the Military Order of Santiago)
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Miguel de Cervantes, resident in Santa María Magdalena neighborhood (1589-1590)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Seville
26-02-2016
census taking mass liturgical office Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (writer) church of Santa María Magdalena
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