| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco de Contreras | M | P0285 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vihuela | Violero | Artisan | Urban | Maker Maker (violero) Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1555-1556 | Toledo | 16cent/2/mid | Castilla |
reynaudPT, p.405. Possibly the brother of Andrés de Contreras, also a violero. 1555.02.03 was to have married María Mexía, daughter of a butcher, with a dowry of 15000 mrs in cash and 35000 mrs in personal goods. The marriage took place 1556.08.13. At this date the dowry was valued at 41000 mrs. No documents yet located make reference to his activity as a violero.
Information reiterated in romanillos2002, p. 86.
| Jerónimo de Contreras | was his | brother |
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| reynaudPT | Reynaud, François. | La Polyphonie tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600. Paris: CNRS, 1996. | 405 |
| 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. | 86 |