| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaspar Meireles, | P1306 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vihuela viola da mano (vihuela) | Instrumentalist (plucked) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1544 | China | 16cent/2/mid | Portugal |
Gaspar Meireles is known from an anecdote reported by Fernão Mendes Pinto in his memoirs Peregrinação, that supposedly took place in China in 1544, where Meireles was requested by a group of Chinese to sing and accompany himslef on the viola [vihuela] at a funeral and burial due to his renown as a singer and instrumentalist. See the source document.
| Fernão Mendes Pinto | associate |
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 1544 | Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinação (1614) |