Juan de Cáceres y Ulloa (1618–1682) was a Spanish nobleman and musician, who served as organist of Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.[1] He was the first musician of the Río de la Plata, together with Juan Vizcaíno de Agüero.[2]
Juan de Cáceres y Ulloa | |
|---|---|
| Organist of Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral | |
| Preceded by | Juan Vizcaíno de Agüero |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1618 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died | 1682 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Military man |
| Profession | Musician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Rank | Captain |
Biography
editCáceres was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Alonso de Cáceres and María Coutinho, belonging to a noble Creole family of Spanish and Portuguese roots. His grandfather was Felipe de Cáceres, who served as interim governor of Paraguay between 1565 and 1572.[3] His mother María, was daughter of Juan López and Isabel de Melo Coutinho,[4] a noble woman descendant of Vasco Fernandes Coutinho and Pedro Álvarez Holguín de Ulloa.[5]
Juan de Cáceres y Ulloa was a disciple of Juan Vizcaíno de Agüero, organist of Cathedral of Buenos Aires.[6] He was hired in the post of organist of the Eglise, with a salary of 100 pesos a year, in replacement of Aguero.[7] He took over the organ, and the plainchant of the Cathedral, and he remained during a period of nearly 30 years.[8]
References
edit- ^ Cómo era Buenos Aires: desde su fundación hasta fines del siglo XVIII. Héctor Adolfo Cordero. 1980.
- ^ El Patrimonio Musical de La Iglesia. Héctor Aguer. 1998. ISBN 9789875110151.
- ^ La época colonial, 1536–1809. Vicente Gesualdo. 1978.
- ^ Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata, Volume 4. Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios. 1986.
- ^ Genealogía – Temas9-12. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1950.
- ^ Breve historia de la música en la Argentina. Vicente Gesualdo. 1998. ISBN 9789506201296.
- ^ Cómo era Buenos Aires: desde su fundación hasta fines del siglo XVIII. Héctor Adolfo Cordero. 1980.
- ^ La cultura argentina: Pensamiento, literatura y arte. Alfredo Eduardo Fraschini, Teresita Frugoni de Fritzsche, Francisco Leocata –. 1995. ISBN 9789509293632.