Villancico
The villancico (Spanish, pronounced [biʎanˈθiko]) or vilancete (Portuguese, pronounced [vilɐ̃ˈsetɨ]) was a common poetic and musical form of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America popular from the late 15th to 18th centuries. Important composers of villancicos were Juan del Encina, Pedro de Escobar, Francisco Guerrero, Manuel de Zumaya, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gaspar Fernandes, and Juan Gutiérrez…