Guitarists travelled widely in Europe and Latin America.

Between 1860-1910 Barcelona replaced Paris as the hub of guitar music with Julian Arcas (1832-1882), José Ferrer y Esteve (1835-1916), Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919) and Miguel Llobet all being active.

From 1890 to 1940 Buenos Aires took over thanks to the arrival there of Antonio Jiménez Manjón and Miguel Llobet.