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 …
On Carnival Sunday 1746 (20 February), the Real Maestranza of the city of Granada, which was under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception, organised a series of festivities as a …
Taverns were a favourable setting for the performance of popular music, as is reflected in the painting Three Musicians (c. 1617), one of the youthful works of the Sevillian painter …
Read articleIn the first half of the 14th century, the Banu Sidi Buna family established a zawiyya (= marabout) in the upper part of the Albaicín that survived until the capture of the city …