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Juan Domingo de Borja

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Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel (b. circa 1357[1] - d. ?) was a Spanish noble from Aragonese Valencia in the town of Borja, Zaragoza. He held the title over the Señor de la Torre de Canals. He was a member of the prestigious House of Borja.

Biography

Juan Domingo made his fortune in Xàtiva, where he was involved in local commerce, specifically in the sugar trade. He was son of Domingo I de Borja and Caterina whose family name is not known.[2]

On 2 February 1375, a Domingo de Borja, believed to be the father of Calixtus III, testified in a document as a citizen of Xàtiva.[3]

In 1404, Juan Domingo was recorded as having been granted the title of Sobreguarda of the frontiers of the Kingdom of Castile by King Martin of Aragon[4]

In 1408, Domingo's son, Alfonso de Borja y Cavanilles (future Pope Calixtus III), granted his father the power to collect the pension of a censor in Vall de Pego.[5]

Marriage and Descendants

Juan Domingo de Borja married Francina Llançol, also of Valencia, and the couple gave birth to one boy and four girls:

References

  1. ^ "Juan Domingo de Borja". RootsWeb. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ Batllori, Miguel (1999). La familia de los Borjas (in Spanish). Vol. Volume 18 of Clave Historial. Translated by Jerónimo Miguel (illustrated ed.). Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. p. 19. ISBN 8489512345. ISSN 2172-8356. Retrieved 11 June 2016. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Diario Borja: 1373-1381" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ Sabatini, Raphael (9 February 2009). The Life of Cesare Borgia - Of France, Duke of Valentinois and Romagna, Prince of Andria and Venafri, Count of Dyois, Lord of Piombino, Camerino and Urbino, Gonfalonier and Captain-General of Holy Church: A History and Some Criticisms. Chapter 1: The Rise of the House of Borgia, Book I. Project Gutenberg.

Florida International University (1998). "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Salvador Miranda. Retrieved 9 April 2012.