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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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Serenades under the windows of the Concepción Jerónima convent in Madrid (1589)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-10-2020

A circumstantial news brings us closer to the serenades that were given under the windows of female convents in which characters of a certain lineage were temporarily housed. In this …

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Teaching of music in the Franciscan school of San Juan Evangelista y San Andrés (c. 1551-1581)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-10-2020

Between c. 1551 and 1581, the Franciscans ran the San Andrés school, in which an outstanding teaching activity was developed that gave special importance to the teaching of plain chant, …

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