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 …
In 1707, on the occasion of the birth of Luis Fernando, Prince of Asturias, an Academy was held at the Granada residence of Pedro Verdugo Ursúa y Albornoz, II Count …
Description in verse of the feast that the confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza in Granada (Calced Carmelites), celebrated …
The proclamation of the literary joust held to celebrate the beatification of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in Seville, known as the "paseo", was led by a large and colourful procession …
The college of the Niñas Nobles was the most important educational institution for the women of Granada's elite in the Modern Age. Their instruction included sewing, embroidery, reading, writing "and …
The Academy presided over by Juan de Mal Lara in Seville (c. 1566-1571) was located in the Alameda de Hércules. Its sessions were attended by nobles, poets and musicians, generating …