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Christ of the Expiration. Attributed to Diego de Aranda (16th century). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Lenten Misereres sung in front of the image of the Christ of the Expiration in the church of San Gil

Lenten Misereres sung in front of the image of the Christ of the Expiration in …

Dec. 8, 2021
<em>Coro de la catedral de Ávila</em>. Arturo Somoza de Armas. Museo del Prado
Sebastián de Vivanco and the musical libraries

On three separate occasions, music books were found to be missing soon after Sebastián de …

Dec. 6, 2021
<em>Higueruela battle</em> (detail). Orazio Cambiaso (1587-1589)
Drums and trumpets at the court of the kings of Fez at the court of the kings of Fez

Luis del Mármol Carvajal, in his Descripción general de África, published in 1573, gives us …

Dec. 5, 2021
Our Lady of the Solitude
Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza

Confraternities at the convent of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza.

Dec. 3, 2021

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First organs in the city (1492)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

&nbsp;A Royal Letters Patent, signed by Isabella the Catholic and dated 28 April 1492, tells us of the arrival in Granada of two organs built by the famous Mahoma Mofferiz.

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Feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and Salve Regina on Tundidores street in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Tundidores Street in Granada, the guilds of shearers and shoemakers celebrated the feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and “recited” the antiphon Salve Regina, “many feasts of the …

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Salve Regina nn Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district, stood an image of the Virgin Mary. Various Marian festivals were celebrated before this image throughout the liturgical …

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