▁several ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁Est eb an ▁Sal as ▁y ▁Castro , ▁the ▁new ▁Chap el ▁Master , ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba ▁C athedral . ▁To ▁ful fill ▁his ▁musical ▁duties , ▁Sal as ▁counted ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁vocal - inst rument al ▁group ▁that ▁included ▁two ▁viol ins . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁arrival ▁in ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba , ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁of ▁numerous ▁colon ists ▁who ▁fled ▁from ▁the ▁slave ▁revol t ▁in ▁Saint ▁Dom ing ue , ▁Karl ▁R ischer ▁and ▁Madame ▁Clar ais , ▁having ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁a ▁cla v ich ord , ▁founded ▁an ▁or chestra ▁with ▁fl ute , ▁ob oe , ▁clar inet , ▁tr ump et , ▁three ▁horn s , ▁three ▁viol ins , ▁vi ola , ▁two ▁viol on cell os ▁and ▁per cussion . ▁ ▁Also ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁viol in ist ▁Ram ón ▁Men énd ez ▁earned ▁great ▁reputation ▁and ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁gener ations ▁of ▁mus icians ; ▁for ▁that ▁reason ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁“ The ▁Master ” ▁( El ▁Ma estro ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁many ▁ren owned ▁perform ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Tom ás ▁B uel ta ▁y ▁Fl ores ▁and ▁Sec und ino ▁Ar ango . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9