| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomás Puch[e] de Orfila | M | P0317 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guitarra vihuela | Violero | Artisan | Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1588-1633 | Zaragoza | 16cent/3/late 17cent/1/early | Aragon |
calahorraZ, p. 329 • Family of guitarreros named Puche, also known as organ builders and makers of other instruments. Tomás Puch de Orfila, guitarrero died 1633. He might well be the Tomás Puche who appears as a violero in 1588 and 1603. Another violero of the same surname was active in Toledo at the same time, Miguel Puche, probably related.
• romanillos2002, p. 313 reiterates Calahorra.
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| calahorraZ | Calahorra, Pedro. | La musica en Zaragoza en los siglos XVI y XVII. 2 vols. Zaragoza: Institucion Fernando el Catolico, 1977-1978. | 329 |
| 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. | 313 |