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Juan de Anchieta
Spanish composer (1462–1523)
Juan de Anchieta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1462 Azpeitia, Spain |
| Died | 1523 (aged 60–61) Azpeitia, Spain |
| Occupation | Composer |
Juan de Anchieta (1462 – 1523) was a leading SpanishBasquecomposer of the Renaissance, at the Royal Court Chaplaincy in Granada of Queen Isabel I of Castile.
History
Born in Azpeitia, Spain in 1462 to a leading Basque family, his mother was a great-aunt of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.[1] In 1489, he was appointed to the chapel of Queen Isabella and in 1495, became maestro di capilla to Prince Don Juan, returning to the Queen's service after the Prince's death in 1497, and in 1504, to that of the new Queen, Joanna the Mad.
He held various church benefices, from 1518, as Abbot of Arbós, town located at the province of Tarragona, as a chaplain at Granada Cathedral, spending his final years in a Franciscan convent he had founded in Azpeitia.[ci