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Juan Domingo de Borja y Doncel (b. circa 1357 - 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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.
  • 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, who married Mateu Martí, from Xàtiva, without issue.

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