Juan Domingo de Borja
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 Canal. He was a member of the prestigious House of Borja.
Biography
Juan Domingo made his fortune in Jativa where he was involved in local commerce, specifically in the sugar trade. He was son of Domingo de Borja and Caterina whose family name is not known.
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[2]
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.[3]
Marriage and Descendants
Juan Domingo de Borja married Francina Llançol, also of Valencia, and the couple gave birth to one boy and four girls:
- Alfonso de Borja y Cavanilles who would later become the first Borgia Pope Callixtus III.[4]
- Isabel de Borja y Cavanilles who later married her distant cousin, Jofre de Borja y Doms (also referred to as Jofré Llançol i Escrivà) and was mother to the infamous Pope Alexander VI.
- Catalina de Borja y Cavanilles who married Juan de Milà, the duke of Mazalans.
- Francisca de Borja y Cavanilles
- Juana de Borja y Cavanilles
References
- ^ "Juan Domingo de Borja". rootsweb.com. Roots Web. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Diario Borja: 1385-1408" (in Spanish). Diario Borja. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Sabatini, Raphael (9 Feb 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 Gutenburg.
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Florida International University (1998). "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Salvador Miranda. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
External links
- La Familia de Los Borjas by Miguel Batllori, pag. 19
- Los Borja señores de la Baronía de Anna.
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1385 – 1408)
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1409 – 1415)
- Diario Borja - Borgia (1424 – 1429)
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