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2 unusual facts about Juan de Borja y Castro


Juan de Borja y Castro

Between 1539 and 1543, he lived with family members in Barcelona coinciding with his father's stint as Viceroy of Catalonia.

There he worked as an intermediary between the court of Sebastian of Portugal with Margaret of Valois.


Fernando de Borja y Aragón

Fernando was the son of Juan de Borja y Castro, I Count of Mayalde and his wife, Francisca de Aragón y Barreto, Countess of Ficalho, and paternal niece of Francisco de Borja who was also Fernando's paternal grandfather.


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