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Biblioteca de Cataluña. Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Biblioteca de Cataluña

Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Biblioteca de Cataluña.

Oct. 30, 2021
Alcázar of Toledo (1). Louis Meunier (between 1665 and 1668)
Performances by the Toledo Cathedral Music Chapel in the Alcázar (1677-1679)

During the stay in Toledo of the Queen Mother Mariana of Austria (1677-1679), the Toledo …

Oct. 21, 2021
Chapel of San Ildefonso. Capilla Real
Confraternity of musicians of the Capilla Real in Granada

The music chapel of the Royal Chapel of Granada set up the brotherhood of the …

Oct. 20, 2021
Palace of Las Cigüeñas
A claviorgan in the Palacio de las Cigueñas (1546)

A contract published by Pilar Barrios Manzano, in 1980, allows us to learn about the …

Oct. 19, 2021

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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in El celosos extremeño takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

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