{{short description|Spanish composer and conductor}}

'''Francisco Losada''', sometimes called '''Francisco de Losada''' (c. 1612{{snd}}1667) was a Spanish [[Baroque music|baroque]] composer and [[Conducting|music conductor]].<ref name="almeria">{{cite web |last1=Cantalejo Testa |first1=José Ramón |last2=Pahares Barón|first2=Máximo|title=fray Francisco de Losada |url=https://www.dipalme.org/Servicios/IEA/edba.nsf/xlecturabiografias.xsp?ref=283 |publisher=Diccionario biográfico de Almería |lang=es}}</ref><ref name="book_pahares">{{cite book |last1=Pahares Barón |first1=Máximo |title=Francisco Losada (h. 1612 - 1667): Vida y obra de un maestro de capilla |year=1993 |publisher=[[University of Cádiz]] |isbn=84-7786-049-1 |language=es}}</ref> There are no documents concerning the time and location of Losada's birth. It is presumed that he was born in [[Almería]] in 1612 (or between 1612 and 1615).<ref name="book_pahares"/> He joined the [[Hieronymites|Order of Saint Jerome]]. From 8 May 1637, Losada was employed by [[Almería Cathedral]] as a conductor, the position being vacant since the departure of Antonio de Paz in October 1636.<ref name="book_pahares"/> Additionally, his responsibilities included composing pieces of music for important events, as well as teaching organ, singing, and harmony. In 1638, Losada left Almería<ref name="almeria"/> and moved to [[Cádiz]]; his successor was Sebastián de Guevara.<ref name="book_pahares"/>

He returned to Almería for the second time in August 1655 and stayed until September 1656, when he went to Cádiz, where he was offered the position of director of a choir. He remained in Cádiz until his death in 1667.<ref name="almeria"/>

Until the end of the 20th century, Losada was forgotten, and his music was not performed.<ref name="book_pahares"/>

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[[Category:Spanish male classical composers]]

[[Category:Spanish Baroque composers]] [[Category:Spanish conductors (music)]] [[Category:1610s births]] [[Category:1667 deaths]] [[Category:Year of birth uncertain]] [[Category:People from Almería]]

[[Category:Musicians from Cádiz]]