The origin of the Corpus Christi procession in Granada is purely speculative and what facts can be gleaned are shrouded in an aura of legend. The route had to be changed when the cathedral site was shifted from the grounds of the Alhambra to the temple built in the old Jewish quarter, and later, in 1508, to the old consecrated mosque. It was from this time that the new itinerary that the procession should follow was agreed, and it was clearly defined in the final drafting of the Consueta, dated 29 April 1530. The Consueta also stipulates the musical forces and makes reference to the floats used for the autos sacramentales (a dramatic work on a religious theme) that were performed during the procession. That route would experience more changes in the Modern Age and has now lost some of the emblematic elements of its historical itinerary: Pescadería street, Bibarrambla square and Zacatín street.

• If you are in town on the day of Corpus Christi, do not miss the ephemeral altars mounted in different places along the route in the morning, before the actual procession takes place.

• It is advisable to check the opening hours of the sites included in the visit. Along the route and nearby you have the following tourist offices:
  

- Tourist information office: Calle Santa Ana 4-Bajo (Plaza Nueva). 18009. Granada. Tlf. + 34 958 57 52 02. E-mail: otgranada@andalucia.org

Open Hours: Winter (November-February): Monday-Friday 9:00-18:00 h

Summer (March-October): Monday-Friday 9:00-18:00 h

Saturday: 10:00 19:00 h (Winter until 18:00)

Sunday and holidays: 10:00-14:00 h

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López Calo,, José. La música en la catedral de Granada. Granada: Fundación Rodríguez Acosta, 1963, 63-64.

Ramos López, Pilar. La música en la catedral de Granada en la primera mitad del siglo XVII: Diego de Pontac. Granada: Diputación Provincial, 1994, vol. 1, 19-28, 74-92.

Cuesta García de Leonardo, Mª José. Fiesta y arquitectura efímera en la Granada del siglo XVIII. Granada: Universidad, 1995.

Cuesta García de Leonardo, Mª José, “La fiesta del Corpus Christi en el paso del Antiguo Régimen a la Época Contemporánea. El caso de Granada”, en La fiesta del Corpus Christi. Cuenca: Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 2002, 179-214.