| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan de Yllescas | M | P1266 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vihuela de arco | Instrumentalist (bowed) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba de Tormes? | 15cent/3/late |
Pedro de Yllescas, who was employed by the First Duke of Alba,was designated as ’tañedor de vihuela de arco’, as was Juan de Yllescas employed by don Fadrique, the Second Duke (schwartz2016, 187).
The second duke Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo (c.1460-1531) was duke from 1488 to 1531.
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| schwartz2016 | Freund Schwartz, Roberta. | “Love and Liberality? Music in the Courts of the Spanish Nobility”. Companion to music in the age of the Catholic monarchs, ed. Tess Knighton. Boston; Leiden: Brill, 2016. 173-204. | 187 |