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Lucas Ruis Ribayaz

Born: 1626, Santa María Ribarredonda, Spain

Died: 1667, Madrid?

Nationality: Spanish

Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz y Fonseca was a Spanish harpist and composer for lute and guitar.

Ruiz de Ribayaz was born in Santa Maria de Ribarredonda, near Burgos in northern Spain. Professionally, he was a theologian, but with an extensive knowledge of music, both as a scholar and performer.

With the composer Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, he was among the entourage of Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade, Count of Lemos, when he was appointed the Spanish viceroy to Peru. Ribayaz returned to Madrid some time before the publication of a harp and guitar manual, Luz, y norte musical, para caminar por las cifras de la guitarra españióla, y arpa (Madrid, 1677).

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