The writings of Sister Magdalena de Cristo, a Mercedarian, give us an insight into the …
On 18 August 1689, the music chapel of Barcelona Cathedral performed four villancicos, probably composed …
The Convent of San Francisco in Valladolid, now completely disappeared, was historically prominent in the …
Hernando Colón (1488-1539), second son of the discoverer Cristóbal Colón, was able to begin his musical instruction during the years in which he served as page for Prince Juan. The …
After the capture of Granada in 1492, Archbishop Hernando de Talavera, Queen Isabella's confessor and advisor, composed an Office and a Mass to commemorate this emblematic military victory in the …
In the expansion area of the Christian city, in the 16th century, the Plaza de los Lobos was laid out. Square in shape, it was the site of sporadic juegos …
In 1513, the city council prepared the space known today as Campo del Príncipe to form a recreational square in which jousting, tournaments, tournaments rings, etc., events in which trumpets, …
In 1640, a group of neighbours from the Realejo quarter, parishioners of the church of San Cecilio, set up a stone cross in the Realejo Alto square with the image …