An example of family strategy within the church: the Rojas and Sandoval and the deaconry of the Cathedral of Jaén during 16th century

Abstract

This article pretends to study the strategies which led Rojas and Sandoval family to retain and hold the deanato of the cathedral of Jaén during 16th century. Moreover, it tries to describe an approach to the daily life of its members and reconstructs how the benefice ended at the hands of the Pacheco. For this purpose, the author has collected and analysed some documents which come from local and national archives. This project has allowed him to relate this case study to the main characteristics of the cathedral clergy during the Early Modern Age.