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Herrera, Juan de

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Person Born Died Gender Person ID
Juan de Herrera M P0303

Instrument(s) Professional group Social status Social sphere Why is the person listed?
vihuela Bourgeoisie Urban Owned a vihuela Instrumentalist (plucked)

Years active Place active Century Region
1590 Toledo 16cent/3/late Castilla
Biographical information

In the inventory of his posessions made 1590.05.28 before his marriage, Juan de Herrera, owned two guitars valued at 2244 mrs, one of which is of ebony and by Mateo de Arratia. The other guitar was made by a renowned maker from Seville. [AHPT 2059, 811 - reynaudPT, p. 407 ]

Related persons
Mateo de Arratia was his instrument-maker


Source documents
Date Document
1590.05.28 Inventory of Juan de Herrera before his marriage.


Bibliography
Ref Author Item Pages
reynaudPT Reynaud, François. La Polyphonie tolédane et son milieu des premiers témoignages aux environs de 1600. Paris: CNRS, 1996. 407
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