Born in Falce, Navarra in the late 16th century, Bernardo de Peralta was maestro at Alfaro by l605; in 1609 he was appointed maestro at Burgos Cathedral, a post he held until his death in ]617. Highly esteemed throughout his career, he was content to blossom where his roots were; invited to accept the maestría of Saragossa Cathedral, and later, of the Royal Chapel in Madrid, he declined both positions
, saying of the latter that he would "prefer the galleys to Madrid."