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Culminating a fairly long process of deliberations and negotiations, the collection was donated to the City of
Seville to be permanently exhibited. In November 2016, the City Council of Seville announced the purchase of the Fabiola House, located in the San Bartolomé neighborhood of the Casco Antiguo
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Currently, the owner of the concerted school is his widow María
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Bellver donated works to other institutions in the city, including a ceramic altarpiece with the representation of the Virgen del Amparo who received the
Brotherhood of Our Lady of Amparo in Seville, which is based in the church of Santa María Magdalena .
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Andalusian customs, which include paintings by painters such as
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