| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melchior De Caliz | P1285 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artisan | Artisan | Urban | Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1533-1556 | Valencia Granada | 16cent/2/mid | Aragon |
The Archivo del Reino de Valencia in Valencia keeps records of the Guild of carpenters (Gremios, llibres 178-230). Melchior DeCaliz (1) was a member of this guild from 1533 until 1558, according to the guild records. He was nominated as inspector for the Guild in 1539.
His daughter María Magdalena was baptised 5-12-1546 in the parish of San Esteban (Servicio Diocesano de Archivos Parroquiales de Valencia) and his son Melchior (2) also became a violero.
All the above records are available online: http://www.arxparrvalencia.org/filtrador.php
He appears to have moved later to Granada. His name appears on 25 April 1556 in the books of the Hermandad del Corpus Christi as Melchior Decaliz - violero, as new member of the Brotherhood. This note was crossed out and written for a second time, with similar text… (garciaruiz2017) The move to Granada may have been connected to the plague that afflicted Valencia from 1557-1559.
There is no specific doementation to confirm that he made vihuelas, but it can be assumed he did.