
The Concerts of Trinidad Huerta 1800-1874
The Paganini of the Guitar
We're just 6 months away from the Bicentennial of Huerta dazzling his audiences in the New World in the principal cites of New England, when James Monroe was the President of the United States.
This text timeline is drawn from the book by my colleague and friend, Robert Coldwell and Javier Suarez-Pajares "A.T. Huerta Life and Works" published in 2006 by Digital Guitar Archive. I encourage everyone to acquire the book, these skimpy details are drawn from 50 pages of detailed notes, from the 200+ page book.
There are the additional historical notes by myself, about guitar makers and players and the invaluable resource of the Biblioteca Nacional de España en Madrid.
There are at least 111 concerts noted. Dr. Brian Jeffery told me Fernando Sor gave 99 Concerts, that are documented.
Most notably are the concerts where Huerta performed with Fernando Sor and Dionisio Aguado, as they accompanied 6 females singers, and some years later Huerta played duets on stage with Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt.
He played for the Queens of Spain and Portugal, the King of Belgium, the King of France as well. Segovia, Pujol, etc. performed for Royalty in the 20th century.
Huerta performed on guitars made by Louis Panormo, Gregorio Carracedo, Agustin Altimira, (2 in stock for sale) Antonio Carracedo.
Throughout this article the dates of when these were acquired are notated. You can bet he visited the guitar workshops in every city he played in, I will mention in some cases who was fabricating where and when.
The performer was on stage at 8 PM and in the taller of the guitarrero (guitar workshop) at 1 PM.
R and G means the French music magazine Revue et Gazette, D de B means the newspaper Diario de Barcelona
6-8-1800 born in Orihuela
1819 attends the colegio de San Pablo in Salamanca
1823 maybe went to Lisbon then Gibraltar then Paris
11-14–18-1823 concerts 18 with Rossini
4-26-1824 arrives in New York
5-15-1824 concert in City Hotel NY
5-18 announces that he will teach in NY
5-24-24 marries pianist Sabina Meucci
6-5-24 Washington hall with Mrs. Huerta on the piano
7-8-24 accused of beating wife
6-15-24 accused of adultery in Philadelphia where is was giving concerts (Baltimore Patriot 7-1-24)
6-16-24 1st concert Philadelphia Masonic hall. Concerto with orchestra
6-22-24 2nd in Philadelphia solos duets (pianos) Sor Sonata
7-1-24 concert Baltimore w/ piano
8-3-24 concert Saratoga NY piano
Grand Potpourri Fandango Bolero
8-13-24 accused of adultery in NY
9-9-24 Washington hall
9-13-24 again Washington hall announced
in the NY Evening Post
11-20-24 arrived in Baltimore
12-2-24 concert (Sor is his European rival) but none on this side of the Atlantic at Mr Bulet’s Assembly Room
12-13-24 concert at Mallet’s Ballroom
12-17-24 announced 12-15-24
3-2-25 publication of the Gran marcha in Philadelphia
7-16-15 accused of abandonment
8-25 Giuseppe Pasta writes to his own wife
“Manuel Garcia received a letter from Huerta-he said he had made a fortune in a few years”
9-19-25 Boston Music store received Hymn of Riego (supposedly written by Huerta but unsubstantiated)
10-12-25 concert access from Washington Hall
11-8-25 deposition of divorce
12-17-25 publication of divorce
1/2/26 Farewell concert $2.00 each = $65.00 (In 2023) 3-4 times Roland Dyens and GFA winners concert ticket prices ay local guitar societies.
10-3-26 Meucci family naturalization papers produced
1826 trip to Havana?
1827 London arrived March 1827 3 waltzes published
5-18-27 takes part concert Almack Rooms
6-22-27 Argyll Rooms Theo Labarre Charles De Beriot
6-29-27 Sonata at Duke of St Alban’s mansion
5-13-28 concert Town Hall Cambridge
6-6-28 concert Argyll Rooms Pío Cianchettini
9-27-28 married Angiolina Panormo guitar maker Louis Panormo's daughter
1829 Louis gives him a guitar as a wedding present
April 9, 1829 concert
April to March 1830 Paris?
3-20-30 concert Clifton hotel
5-22-30 benefit concert didn’t go well
Orchestra promised but didn’t show
5-26-30 He writes to The Times threatens to leave England
9-11-30 poem on hearing Huerta in The Atheneum
10-20-30 concert Petzold salons
1-16-31 concert participation for Spanish family of refugees
Same day the Austrian guitarist Schmidt and Regondi play in Paris
3-31 Grand Waltz reviewed disingenuously
Guitar put down
3-10-31 letter to George Cumberland
No students no concerts no money - his greatest enemies were: Sor and Carulli
5-16-31 concert Sala Chanteraine sponsored by Rossini received 100 francs from King Louis Phillipe I
10-27-31 concert Athenee Musical Paris Rene Lacote (Used by Sor) and Etienne Laprevotte (used by Aguado) making guitars
12-17-31 concert Hotel Fesch Paris
1-7-32 concert Dietz salons Paris review in Revue Musicale “you have to hear him’
2-15-32 Sor praised but “why such dedication to such an instrument?”
3-17-32 concert Petzol salons announced and reviewed in Revue Musicale
6-15-32 concert Dietz salons very highly praised in Revue Musicale
12-14-32 concert Sala Taitbout Paco de Lucena would play here in 1880 for 6 weeks
2 announcements for 12-14 concert
12-16-32 he and Sor and Aguado play in Historical Concert by Fetis “Spanish villancico by Soto de la Puebla for 6 female voices 8 guitars
3-19-33 concert Dietz salons with Franz Liszt cello Franchomme
4-2-33 Berlioz benefit for Harriet Smithson
Huerta Chopin Liszt did duets Berlioz did not mention Huerta in his memoirs! And was very upset that Paganini didn’t want to participate
4-23-33 Huerta organized a concert at Dietz salons good review
5-2-33 another Berlioz concert
6-21-1833 in San Sebastián for infante Francisco de Paula
9-8-33 2 concerts in Burgundy in salons Finck
1834 Angelina born to Angiolina
1-26-34 Fetis mentions Huerta in Revue Musicale large article dedicated to Zani de Ferranti
3-16-34 Letter from Victor Hugo to Huerta
Spain
4-15-34 concert Barcelona Teatro de la Cruz or Principal Pedro Antonio Chemena making guitars with a tornavoz at this time he was the inventor.
6-21-34 article/ autobiography boletín de la revista española no. 247
1834-1835 concerts in Valencia and Madrid Silvestre Sentichordi (1 in stock for sale) making guitars in Valencia. Juan Muñoa, Manuel Narciso Gonzalez (made a guitar for the Queen of Spain at this time), Gregorio Carracedo making guitars in Madrid
9-17/27-35 publication of controversy of performance in Malaga Antonio de Lorca Garcia making guitars
9-19-35 20 reales per ticket Farewell concert w/ Orchestra and dancing
1836 concerts in Sevilla Manuel Guitierrez making guitars
1837 concerts in Cadiz Josef and Pages family making guitars
England and Ireland
6-26-38 Willis’s Room London “Paganini of the guitar’ (The Musical World)
7-2-38 Queens Concert Rooms London
9-16-38 Manchester best ever heard hall not filled but should have been to the reviewer
1839
1-22-39 Rotunda of Dublin
3-9-39 Theatre Royal of Dublin plays 2 pieces among Harp and Violin
52 concerts played 1824-1840
Paris
1840
1-25-40 Paris
2-16-40 critical reference by Berlioz
3-23-40 Richter salons plays a piece dedicated to Berlioz
May 1840 problems some concerts in Paris
6-11- 40 concert in Salons de la rue Monsigny 5, Paris
Mrs. Huerta did a concert with Jose Ciebra on 6-10-40 Jose Ciebra was using the rest stroke in Northern Europe, one of the first to do so, I wrote about this on the internet in 1997.
6-22/27-40 farewell concert
7-3-407-8-40 last concert
7-10-40 tickets 3 francs no discount
2-4-41 review of 4 works published
11-28-23
1842 concerts in Germany
3-3-42 Queen’s concert rooms of Hanover square London
4-2-42 Mrs. Huerta plays Piano in the same location
10-2-42 Henri Blanchard writes in Revue and Gazette comments by Berlioz and Huerta
1843 Berlioz’s Grande trait de instrument … op 10 Zani de Ferranti Huerta Sor des célebre guitarists
1-13-43 Miguel Agustin Principe “La guitarra” (El Andion Matritense) los famosos son Sor Aguado Carnicer Ciebra Huerta
11-1843 poorly attended concert in Brussels
The daily "El Eco del comercio" on May 9, 1844 n.º 515 on page 4
"Our famous guitarist Huerta,
is in Brussels, where he has surprised us with his
skill.. This privileged genius, this
Spaniard notably has shown that his profound
knowledge encompasses and masters with equal mastery
the light and lively airs that the melancholic
and majestic that start from serious and pathetic."
Paris
3-16-45 R and G “is in Paris and does unbelievable effects on the guitar “
5-17-45 concert Sala Pleyal de
Paris
Announced 4-6-45 and 4-16-45
Review 4-20-45
Concert Salons Hesselbein
Announced 5-23-45 took place 4-27-45
4 long pieces Huerta
R and G 6-1-45 Turco in Italia, Barber de Séville, Grande Waltz Huerta Soivenir de Bellini
7-2-45 salons Hesselbein R and G 7-6-45 Sequidilles and Boleros y 4 otras last farewell
11-18-45 sketch of Huerta in Le Charivari by Cham “Huerta 1st guitarist of France et Navarre “
1-8-46 in Allgemeine Wiener Musik-Zeitung “the Spanish guitarist Huerta is now the number one living guitarist” his effects in the Semiramis overture and Black Dominos is the greatest virtuosity on the concert instrument
1-11-46 salons Hesselbein R and G 2–22-46 Illustrious Huerta, the celebrated guitarist dignified with improvised variations his thankless instrument
1-3-46 concert salons Hesselbein R and G 3-22-46 Blanchard said “played a funeral March where you could feel the grief of the burial”
The daily "El Heraldo" (Madrid. 1842) on March 1, 1846 page 3
"What the foreign newspapers say is true
we will soon have in this capital
the famous guitarist Huerta. Before returning to
Spain he seems to be planning to give some concerts
in Paris, where it is currently located."
4-12-46 R and G 4-12-46 Farewell to Royal Academy in Paris en route to La Harve
The daily El Heraldo (Madrid. 1842) on April 23, 1846 on page 2 Also the daily "El Espectador" (Madrid. 1841) April 23, 1846 on page 4 reported it as well.
"—The famous guitarist Huerta has given a
chosen concert in Marseille, in the brilliant hall
of the philharmonic society, and the numerous and elegant gathering.
The audience that heard the delicious notes of his instrument applauded our compatriot, frantically,
and left very satisfied. "El Correo
de Marsella", when describing this musical soireé,
'Hueita has reached perfection in the difficult one
of playing the guitar, and which has no rival in the
pressure, lightness and grace of his airs.'
We know how much appreciated the artist thinks
he'll Spain in a few days."
The daily "El Heraldo" (Madrid. 1842) on June 7, 1846 on page 3
"Yesterday the magnificent steamer anchored in this port
the ship "Malaga" from Havre, bringing the,
the famous guitarist Huerta, who had the
pleasure to play some variations of a
brilliant effect at the request of several people, who
were amazed at his execution. This ship left in the afternoon for Santander and La Coruña."
The daily "El Clamor público" Madrid on June 23, 1846 on page 4
"Tonight the famous guitarist gives his second performance at the Liceo theater (in Burgos),
the guitarist Huerta. In the first one he was very applauded, because it seems
impossible to show more skill."
The Basque Country
8-46
El Barcino Musical 8-23-46 he is waiting in Madrid the celebrated Huerta having done some concerts in the Basque Country
1847 3rd edition of Fetis, he says Carulli was the first to play difficult variations and Carcassi Huerta and Aguado had raised this art to the highest level and new talent of Cano Arcas would work this miracle
In 1847 Gregorio Carracedo made two Guitars Huerta used in concerts in Madrid both were Rosewood concert models back and sides,
1-27-48 false report of his death several newspapers in Madrid reported this
1-13-48 on 1-14-48 el eco del comercio reported “ it is not necessary to speak of his mastery”
1-18-48 concert in Madrid?
1849 1st son Enrique born to Salvadora Viguria of Pamplona 3rd marriage
1-21-49 concert in Liceo de Tortosa 1-26-49 Diario de Barcelona 1-27-49 also
1-2-49 Arrives in Barcelona
2-15-49 D de B
2-19-49 concert in private salon D de B 2-21-48 Antonio Fargas y Soler talks about the joy to listen to Huerta
2-20-49 D de B announced 2 concerts in Teatro del Liceo de B
2-24-49 he follows a two act comedy with Semiramide the 2 dancers then Huerta grande concert in Bb minor
Jota Aragonesa with dancers the Huerta plays Cachucha and Jaleo de Cadiz 4 reales
2-25-49 turco in Italia Rossini tema de Sor his and Huerta’s variations, estudio by Aguado and Huerta’s variations then comedy then improv over Galician bagpipes and la Muñiera
2-27-49 D de B Fargas y Soler critic on 2 concerts
3-17-49 Gazette Musicale de Paris 4-1-49 review of 2 concerts in Barcelona in teatro de Liceo
3-24-49 concert Salons de San Agustin de Barcelona D de B announced 3-18-49 critic 3-28-49
Buenaventura Bassols played 2nd guitar in "Lucia" at the end of the show
Agustin Altimira made a guitar for Huerta in 1850, maybe for Buenaventura Bassols too, it's unknown
11-28-23
4-4-49 does a guest set in the intermission of a Sociedad Filarmónica de Barcelona 3 pieces marcha Fúnebre capricho and otra sobre aires nacionales (Flamenco pieces)
5-4-49 farewell to salons de San Agustin Barcelona D de B 4-23-49 announced 5-2-49 2nd announcement
9-27-49 concert Gerona Liceo de Gerundense D de B 9-30-49 (Domingo Prat was born in this city decades later in 1886)
10-6-49 teatro de Gerona D de B 10-12-49
12-27-49 Artículo por Eduardo Velaz de Medrano La España mentions flamenco pieces and Sors Aguado Huerta “true concert instrument” Aguado’s recent death
1-1850 concert Marseille D de B 1-25-50
5-24-50 soirée in home of Victor Balaguer D de B 5-25-50
6-9-50 matinée in Circulo del Liceo Barcelona D de B 5-29-50 announced D de B 2nd announcement 6-7-50 guitar made by Altimira
6-23-50 D de B Huerta supposedly enroute to Palma, Majorca BUT delayed for 2 weeks
6-28-50 private concert in Barcelona D de B 6-29-50 review
7-5-50 ship in Palma
El balear 7-7-50 7-7-50 follows military band plays one hand alone piece in between 1 act plays
11-29-23
7-21-50 concert salon Casa-Lonja Palma,Majorca El balear 7-18 and 19-50 tickets in 2 bookstores
D de B 7-19-50 Newspapers in Palma Mallorca give eulogies to the great guitarist
8-5-50 concert in former refectory San Agustin Palma El balear 8-2,4&5-50 farewell concert Norma, Rossini, Aguado, Semiramis, marcha funebre , La cachucha Jaleo de Cádiz, Gaita gallega La muñeira , Fandango Folías de españa Róndeña andaluza
8-11-50 2nd farewell concert same location
Turco in Italia Rossini Sor /Huerta mano izquierda el bolero favorito las manchegas 2nd set Huerta piece Marcha española temas italianas y españolas final de Lucia tickets in 4 localidades Antonio Cano plays 2 concerts with less impact in the press than Huerta according to D de B 8-31-50
October 1850 returns to Barcelona
El Barcelonés 10-12-50 Altimira guitar used in casi todos los conciertos de Huerta
D de B 10-13-50 private concert
10-20-50 matinee in teatro Odeon Barcelona D de B 10-17-50 announced D de B 10-20-50 raffle of rosewood back and sides guitar Cano did a concert 19th Huerta 20th El Barcelonés 10-22-50
Huerta most popular guitarist in English society in Barcelona, Madrid Zaragoza Barcelona and Valencia
11-6-50 farewell concert Barcelona salon de San Agustin, teatro Odeon
El Barcelonés 11-4-50 announced D de B 11-5-50 D de B 11-10-50 The audience was silent during the performance and spoke lively during the intermission
November- December 1850 in Madrid?
11-9-50 concert teatro Odeon Barcelona Semiramis, Variations Sor Huerta Aguado
"God save the Queen" aires nacionales Norma and several operas Bellini Jota Aragonesa and Fandango
1851
1-25-51 L’Italia Musicales Naples concert home Helzel
2-7-51 Malaga El avisador malagueño first time he’s played in the city since 1835
Dazzles everywhere
2-8-51 departs for Cadiz
March 1851 concert in Ceuta Spanish Morroco La Nación 3-26-51 has given a concert there
Malaga 7-10-51 El avisador Malagueño announced arrival
7-31-51 concert Ex-convent Santo Domingo 7-12 / 7-29-51 announcements
11-30-2023
8-9-51 D de B echoes success in Malaga
8-10-51 2nd concert in salon Santo Domingo
Huerta had at least two programs under his belt so that he could play back to back concerts in the cities where he could arrange concerts a day or two apart. In 1892 concert pianist Ignacy Paderewski practiced 17 hours a day to prepare 3 concerts to tour the United States.
The concert at the salon Santo Domingo was not any different for the follow up repertoire
9-3-51 El porvenir Sevilla The newspaper mentions that he is conquered the audiences in Paris, London and Saint Petersburg and that he will arrive soon from Malaga Manuel Gutierrez making guitars, Antonio de Torres arrives about this time to work on the same street
9-11-51 farewell concert in Malaga in salons Santo Domingo
April to July 1852 excitement in the press for the next Huerta concert in Sevilla
7-8-52 takes part in the intermission at the Teatro San Fernando of Seville
January to February 1853 he appears in the newspaper El porvenir 3 times
2-6-53 concert in teatro de Hercules
3-1-53 expected in Cadiz El Nacional says he had been in Havana Recio family of guitar makers building at this time, also Juan Perfumo making guitars
4-24-53 concert Salon de Oriente de Sevilla baile y concert plays aires nacionales
July to September 1853 reappears in the civilian press three times El porvenir
7-4-53 concert Circulo filarmónico de Cádiz 7-1-53 announced El Nacional
Says he’s in route to the Americas
7-6-53 concert teatro Principal de Cádiz
7-23-53 concert in San Fernando
8-23-53 concert in cafe del Correo de Cadiz in 2nd announcement for the concert it mentions the Queen of England and the wife of the King of Belgium being admirers of the great player who has no rival
9-24-53 concert for season-ticket holders to the Academia de Medicina de Sevilla
12-2-53 concert salon de Oriente de Seville
I should probably mention at this point singers were being paid to show their expertise in Sevilla since 1842
Portugal Barcelona 1854 plays for the Queen of Portugal
1-22-55 The writer Manuel Jimenez mentions the performance for the Queen of Portugal says that Huerta is not from the school of Fernando Sors nor the school of Aguado
October 1855 Huerta’s brother suicide in Nice but the wild fire in the newspapers was that Trinidad had done so
12-13-55 Huerta’s son verifed that it was not his father but it’s uncle in “Le Guide Musical”
1-18-56 arrives in Madrid after playing for the queen of Portugal
February 1856 La zarzuela 2-25-56 Huerta tried to obtain a position as a guitar teacher in the Conservatory music but was told that Guitar didn’t have enough importance to be able to be awarded the position.
In Japan as I write, the guitar is not being taken seriously to have the Classical Guitar included in the College and University schools of higher education, despite the fact that 1,000,000 players out side the pop realm and the fact that there are over 60 classical guitar stores in Japan, 8 or more in Tokyo. I learned about this amount of stores in Japan in September of 2007 reading it in Japanese in Gendai Guitar or Guitar Dream magazines.
3-25-56 concert in the salon de Columnas at Conservatorio de Madrid Huerta invites the Queen of Spain to his concert
4-15-56 concert in teatro del Circo de Madrid Francisco Gonzalez making guitars at this time at least since 1848 - in this year he was located on the same street as Gregorio Carracedo just blocks away both were on calle de la cruz, a few years later Francisco Gonzalez moved to a known address one can find in the published research books. In the fall of 2021, when I learned of this unknown address for Francisco Gonzalez I wondered who taught him to make guitars was it Gregorio Carracedo, 30 years his senior, it is still unknown who taught Francisco Gonzalez to fabricate high quality instruments. Gregorio's son Antonio was born in 1831 and surely was involved in the fabricating of the instruments made in 1847 that Trinidad Huerta used in the Madrid concert. Did Francisco Gonzalez work for Gregorio and train under him?, it's not known, the only aspect that is known as them being on the same street in 1848.
5-13-56 he receives an appointment as the guitarist for the Real Cámara
5-30-56 he asks his friend Barbieri for money because he’s in a severe cash crunch to pay rent
6-22-56 concert teatro Tirso de Molina Madrid
7-13-56 concert salon Capellanes de Madrid
9-30-56 2nd concert same location
11-7-56 concert salon de la Postas Peninsulares de Madrid
3-7-57 serious financial problems he writes to Barbieri pleading for more money to help feed his wife and three children
10-31-57 concert salon de la sociedad protectora de la Bella’s artes de Madrid
11-28-57 The fourth child a daughter is born
1858 listed as residing in Madrid with his wife and three children
11-19-58 D de B appears in Barcelona with the intent of giving concerts
11-23-58 D de B newspaper says he has to appear at the Teatro Odeon with his son playing violin tickets to be available at a bookstore the Altimira workshop (Altimira holds the distinction of selling concert tickets for Julian Arcas, Antonio Cano, Trinidad Huerta, and Francisco Tarrega at his workshop / music store) and the Benarrechi piano store in Barcelona
11-30-58 typical great applause for Huerta and his son received applause on every piece he played
11-12-58 D de B concert canceled in the Circo Barcelonés
12-20-58 Julian Arcas (1832-1882) in the convention of Malaga concert review is compared to Miguel Asensio "EL Malagueño" and to Huerta
1-9-59 matinee farewell concert in the salon de Descansó de la Gran teatro del Liceo de Barcelona
His 10 year old son Enrique plays violin in this concert as well
1858-1859 The photo taken by E. Julia possibly taken in Barcelona between November 1858 in January 1859
1859 listed as residing in Madrid with his wife and three children
Paris 1860? Photo by Nadar
9-22-60 Rossini writes to Huerta published in the journal amusant on November 24, 1860
Two issues later in the same magazine a caricature of Huerta by Gillot appears
7-23-61 he passes through Bilbao on the way to Santander
La abeja 8-13-61 gives concerts in the Café Del Occidente
October 1861 he returns to Bilbao
10-17-61 concert in the salon of Charlen de Bilbao
9-8-61 El museo universal he returns to Madrid and requests a position in the Conservatorio
1-7-62 concert in the home of Soler in Madrid
2-17-62 concert in the salon of the conservatorio
5-22-62 concert in the salon de Descanso del teatro de la Ópera
5-23-62 "La Discusión" Roberto Robert says that he used to guitar made by Antonio Carracedo this is the second time Huerta used guitars made at this shop in 1847 he used two in a Madrid concert made by the father Gregorio Carracedo
In 1873 at the Exposición de Madrid Antonio Carracedo won awards for making a very ornate Bandurria and guitar Francisco Gonzalez did as well
6-28-62 Huerta writes a letter to his son Enrique who is studying violin with Alard (son in law of J. B. Vuillaume) in Paris
1-14-63 D de Z Huerta plays in the Teatro principal de Zaragoza and his performance of his variations on the hymn of Riego provokes an incident with the public
Paris
1-9-65 La Gaceta Musical Barcelonesa upcoming concerts of Huerta in Paris
1-31-67 participates in a concert at the Cirque artistique de Paris. At the Paris exposition in 1867 Francisco Gonzalez was awarded a Bronze Medallion for his 2 Guitars and 2 Bandurrias entered.
2-17-67 revista y gaceta musical published In Madrid el guitarrista Trinidad Huerta y Catavela en Paris
3-21-67 L’Art Musical Concert by Jane Midoz and Huerta plays a bolero
12-31-67 he has a son name Noel born in Paris his wife is 40 and he is 67
1868 Arthur Pougin wrote about Huerta’s financial hardships during his last years in “Le Revue et Gazette de Paris” 10-25-68
1869 Le Guide Musical published in Brussels 12-9-69 entitled “Huerta The Spanish guitarist is in Paris guitar what do you want from me”
December 1871 he plays for the queen of Belgium
1-27-72 concert in Brussels Cercle artistique et Litteraire for his benefit Le Guide musical 4-25-72 announced reviewed in the same magazine May 2, 1872
59 concerts since 1840 total of 111.
4-21-73 Noel passes away in Paris at 15 years old
1874 Valera Silvari says in the article La Guitarra in the magazine La España Musical 2-14-74 that Huerta was a street musician (musico ambulante) at the very end of his life
June 19-1874 Huerta passes away in his home at 12:30 am