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Juan Domingo de Borja

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Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel (c. 1357[1] – ?) was the father of future Pope Callixtus III. He held the title over the Barony La Torre de Canals. He was a member of the House of Borja. He was born in the Spanish village of the same name, Borja.

Biography

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

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

In 1404, Domènec 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, Domènec's son, Alfons de Borja i Cavanilles (future Pope Callixtus III), granted his father the power to collect the pension of a censor in Vall de Pego.[5]

Marriage and descendants

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Domènec de Borja married Francina Llançol, of Valencia, and the couple had one boy and four girls:

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Domingo de Borja". RootsWeb. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ Batllori, Miguel (1999). La familia de los Borjas [The Borja Family] (in Spanish). Vol. 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.
  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.
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