The Cathedral of Santa María (Ciudad Rodrigo) (

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: ''Catedral de Santa María (Ciudad Rodrigo)'') is a cathedral located in

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. It was declared ''

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'' in 1889. The Renaissance composers

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and his pupil

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were both choirmasters at the cathedral.

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