This paper, taken from my PhD research, presents the evolution of flamenco guitar styles, from the “por medio” technique related to the 17th century fandango and the baroque guitar, through the “por arriba” technique in the first half of the 19th century, related to the classical-romantic and pre-flamenco guitar, up to the granaína and murciana style in the second half of the 19th century, in the context of the classical guitar, that leads to the configuration of the Levante or taranta style, with minera and rondeña variants, in the first half of the 20th century. In the way of a conclusion, we give a brief description of the present-day context and the places where the taranta style is commonly played ...