Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as
da Vittoria; c.1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the
Counter-Reformation, along with
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and
Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a
Catholic priest. However, he preferred the life of a composer to that of a performer. He is sometimes known as the "Spanish Palestrina" because he may have been taught by Palestrina.