Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
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Juan Blas de Castro | 1561/ca. | 1631 | M | P0031 |
Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
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guitar guitarra | Musician | Professional | Court | Instrumentalist (plucked) Composer (polyphony) |
Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
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1594-1605 | 16cent/3/late 17cent/1/early | Castilla |
Guitarrista y músico del Duque de Alba por 1594; en 1615 músico y ugier de Felipe III. Admirado por Lope de Vega. Elogiado por Cristóbal Suárez de Figueroa, Plaza universal (1615).
Felipe III | was his | patron |