Entradas Recientes

Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Jesús María
Musical activity in the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Jesús María in Orozco (Vizcaya)

The writings of Sister Magdalena de Cristo, a Mercedarian, give us an insight into the …

Nov. 2, 2021
<em>View of Barcelona taken at Sarriá in the garden of Capuchins</em> (between 1806-1820)
Sacred songs for the profession of a monk in the convent of Santa Eulalia de Sarriá (1689)

On 18 August 1689, the music chapel of Barcelona Cathedral performed four villancicos, probably composed …

Nov. 1, 2021
Chapel of the Inmaculada Concepción. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Confraternities at the church of Santa Ana

Confraternities at the church of Santa Ana.

Nov. 1, 2021
Facade of the convent of San Francisco. Ventura Pérez (c. 1760)
Organs, organists and organ builders in San Francisco de Valladolid (c.1400-c.1660)

The Convent of San Francisco in Valladolid, now completely disappeared, was historically prominent in the …

Oct. 31, 2021

Articles by year

Reset

Jesuit singers and black minstrels in the reductions and stays of the province of Paraguay (1628)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-04-2021

Some documents preserved in the Archivo General de Indias allows us to know the purchase of a group of eight black slaves, wind players, posted to the Jesuit reductions of …

Read article

Jesuit singers and black wind players in the reductions at the Paraguay's Province (1628)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-04-2021

Some documents preserved in the Archivo General de Indias allows us to know the purchase of a group of eight black slaves, wind players, posted to the Jesuit reductions of …

Read article

Jesuit singers and black wind players in the reductions at the Paraguay's Province (1628)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
08-04-2021

Some documents preserved in the Archivo General de Indias allows us to know the purchase of a group of eight black slaves, wind players, posted to the Jesuit reductions of …

Read article

Manuela Escamilla's stay in Granada (1687)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
04-04-2021

Two notarial protocols document the presence of the company director Manuela Escamilla (Vázquez) in Granada between the end of January and the end of August 1687, probably to perform in …

Read article