In the days when there were 2 digit telephone numbers in Madrid, this was when Eduardo del Vando began teaching at the Jose Ramirez guitar workshop. Eduardo del Vando was friends with Javier Pintos Fonseca (1869-1935). The concert guitarist, Eduardo del Vando was an Andalusian guitarist who played the duo with José Fola written by Chueca and Valverde, entitled "El año pasado por agua", premiered in Madrid in 1889 by Tarrega, who had done the transcription, and under his influence he arrived in Galicia, settled briefly in Vigo, and met Javier Pintos Fonseca.
In the daily "El Imparcia"l (Madrid. 1867), February 4, 1892, page 3, was a concert mentioning Eduardo del Vando playing Classical and Flamenco pieces on stage with a Flamenco troupe including guitarist, Vicente Pérez, performing at a Madrid theater.