Johannes [Juan] Santos
Soprano; Toledo [Guadalajara]; born 1562; admitted 27 May 1587 without examination on the order of Cardinal Azzolino [ DS 16, fol. 13r]; DS lists of 1588-1590 ; died in Rome on 27 August 1652 and was buried in San Giacomo degli Spagnoli on 28 August.
Santos was the last soprano falsettist in the chapel.
CELANI gives his epitaph:
D.O.M./JOANNI DE SANTOS PRESBYTER HISPAN./CARRACAE VULGO GUADALAXARA IN/CARPETANIS NATUS PONTIFICIAE CAPELLAE/PROTO PSALTES/OB MORUM COMITALEM PSALLENDOQ./PERITIAM SUMMIS PONTIFICIBUS CARUS/QUI PRO SE SUISQUE TER IN HEBDOMADA/AD PIAS HUIUS ECCLESIAE/ARAS DEO OFFERRI/FUNEBRIAQ/QUOTANNIS BINA STAT SACRA/PERAGI CURAVIT/VIXIT AN XC. M.III. DIES XXIII OBIIT IIII CALENDAS SEPTEMBRIS ANNO SALUTIS MDCLI [sic].
BIBLIOGRAPHY: CELANI , p. 761.