(b mid-17th century; d early 18th century). Spanish guitarist and composer. In the service of the Spanish royal family from 1659, he published Poema harmónico (1694) containing instructions and 27 compositions of the variation type for five-course Baroque guitar which place him among the leading Spanish guitar composers of his day.

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