| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro de Ayllón | M | P0269 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violero | Artisan | Urban | Maker Maker (violero) Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | Toledo | 16cent/1/early | Castilla |
The Ayllón family represents a dynasty of violeros during the sixteenth century, documented mainly in Toledo between 1500 and 1617, but also in Valencia in 1526-1527, and in Madrid in 1587. Pedro de Ayllón is the earliest to appear in documentary sources. Onlyone documentary reference to Pedro de Ayllón has been located:
• In 1500 Pedro de Ayllón rents a shop from the chapter of the cathedral of Toledo for the annual cost of 413 maravedies plus /yr plus a pair of chickens. Source: Toledo Catedral, Obra y Fábrica, lib 102, fol 19. [reynaudPT, 400]
In 1521, the inventory of the Marqués de Cenete lists a vihuela and guitarra by a maker named Ayllón, but the document gives no further evidence.
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 1521 | Cenete inventory |
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| reynaudPT | Reynaud, François. | La Polyphonie tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600. Paris: CNRS, 1996. | 400 |
| romanillos2002 | Romanillos, José Luis and Marian Harris Winspear. | The Vihuela de mano and the Spanish Guitar: A Dictionary of the Makers of Plucked and Bowed Musical Instruments of Spain (1200-2002). Guijosa (Guadalajara): Sanguino Press, 2002. |
John Griffiths