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It is the awesome responsibility of parents to choose names for their offspring. In picking suitable names, they must try to find ones meeting certain standards regarded as desirable in our society. Specifically, names should be (1) short, (2) modern, (3) euphonious, (4) free of unpleasant connotations, (5) easy to pronounce, (6) matching the sex of the child being named, and (7) distinctive

Inventarium Librorum Musicae: nueva aportación documental sobre el archivo musical de la Catedral de Cuenca (siglos XVII-XVIII)

Considering the recovery and study of descriptive documents as a fundamental element of historic and historiographic reconstruction and review of musical practice in general, and cathedral music in particular, is a topic whose value should be increased as a critical manoeuvre. With that purpose, in the present article, transcribed documentation contributes essential data for a qualitative review on the first polyphonic batches —of which we have evidence— written in the Cathedral of Cuenca. It is our understanding that the content of the present inventories transcends simple qualification of scores and certifies that the quality of Cuenca’s music chapel, since the beginning of the 17th century, was comparable to that of other Hispanic chapels of greater notoriety.Considerar la recuperación y estudio de documentos descriptivos un elemento fundamental de la reconstrucción y revisión histórico-historiográfica de la práctica musical en general, y catedralicia en particular, es un tópico que debe revalorizarse como maniobra crítica. A tal efecto, en el presente artículo, la documentación trancrita aporta datos esenciales para la crítica cualitativa de los primeros fondos polifónicos de que hay constancia escrita en la Catedral de Cuenca. A nuestro entender, el contenido de los presentes inventarios trasciende la simple cuantificación de partituras y certifica que la calidad de la capilla musical conquense, desde comienzos del siglo XVII, fue equiparable al de otras capillas hispanas de mayor notoriedad

READING PAINTINGS: THE INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PAINTED IN MEXICO, 1700-1790: PINXIT MEXICI EXHIBITION ANALYZED THROUGH THE LENS OF MIECZYSŁAW WALLIS

The acclaimed 2017-2018 Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici Exhibition and its corresponding catalogue reintroduced the world to the paintings of eighteenth-century Mexico. Presented alongside each other, the over one hundred paintings in the collection are frequently distinguished by one element: text. This paper takes into account this unique element and examines the applicability of the typology outlined by art historian Mieczsław Wallis in “Inscriptions in Paintings,” a seminal article on the topic of painting inscriptions. Wallis defines four categories of painting inscription based on function: identification, statement, invocation, and artist statement. Analysis of the 95 inscribed paintings in the catalogue reveals that over 52% of inscriptions functioned as forms of identification, over 8% functioned as statements, over 2% functioned as invocations, and over 35% functioned as artist statements. Three conclusions can be drawn from this research: first, Wallis’ typology generally applies; second, the outliers which the typology struggles to categorize indicate refinements can be made; and third, a fifth category could be added to class didactic statements

Visita, cuenta, descripción y tasa de los naturales del pueblo del peñol, encomendado en alonso xuarez, vecino de almaguer

Archivo General de Indias. - Sevilla. Patronato, legajo 189. Ramo 35. Enviado para ACHSC por Juan Friede. - Ortografía actualizada

Prehispanics objects in testaments of indians (Province of Tucuman, 1608 and 1619)

Presentamos dos testamentos de indios de la Gobernación de Tucumán que interesan porque algunos de los objetos legados estuvieron relacionados al ceremonial prehispánico; su destrucción había sido aconsejada en el siglo XVI por los evangelizadores que trataban de erradicar las "idolatrías indígenas". Esta clase de objetos reaparecieron en algunos testamentos y en la rebelión liderada por un falso Inca. Además, las redes familiares y comerciales de las que Ynes y Quisma formaron parte conducen nuevamente al cacicazgo prehispánico de Marapa y al acllahuasi de Maquijata, cuyos tenues rasgos delimitamos en trabajos previos; también aportan datos acerca de la "república de segundones y mestizos" que, a partir del siglo XVII, formó parte de la organización sociopolítica de Tucumán. Nuestros comentarios se basan en la lectura y estudio de los documentos originales, trabajo de campo y bibliografía sobre el tema.Prehispanic objects bequests in wills of Indians (governor of Tucuman, 1608 and 1619) We present two wills of Indians of the Governor of Tucumán of interest because some of the legacies objects were related to pre-Hispanic ceremonial; its destruction had been advised in the sixteenth century by the missionaries who tried to eradicate the "idolatrías indígenas." These objects reappeared in some wills and in the rebellion led by a false Inca. In addition, the familiar and commercial networks of which Ynes and Quisma comprised lead again to the pre-Hispanic cacicazgo de Marapa and acllahuasi of Maquijata, whose tenuous characteristics we delimited in previous works; also they contribute data about "república de segundones y mestizos" that, as of century XVII, it comprised of the sociopolitical organization of Tucuman. Our commentaries are based on the reading and study of original documents, field work and bibliography on the subject.Fil: Gentile, Margarita Elvira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentin