Abundio Martínez, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Abundio Martínez

Mexican musician and composer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1875

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1914

Profession: composer

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Abundio Martínez

  • Abundio Martínez (February 8, 1875 – April 26, 1914) was a Mexican musician and composer.
  • He was born on February 8, 1875 in Huichapan.
  • His father was a carpenter and band director.
  • He taught Abundio carpentry skills and various instruments such as trumpet, violin and drum.
  • The whole family, seeking a better life, relocated to Mexico City.
  • Abundio liked to listen to a band directed by Sappers Miguel Rios Toledano rehearsing on Corregidora Street.
  • He joined a band, playing the clarinet, and became the composer of many popular pieces.
  • However, he remained poor.
  • Abundio became a victim of tuberculosis on April 26, 1914 in Mexico City.
  • He was buried in the Pantheon of Dolores.
  • Thirty years later, the inhabitants of Huichapan erected a monument in his honor.

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