José Xifré
Don José Xifré was born in 1856 in the north of Spain. According to the Theosophical Yearbook, he was educated with King Alfonso XII, who claimed him as his "disinterested friend." On August 22, 1889 he became a Fellow of the Theosophical Society. He was a personal pupil of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. His Spanish translation of her work The Secret Doctrine was published in 1895-98, but almost every copy was destroyed by the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
A nobleman and scholar, he devoted his life and wealth to the spread of Theosophy in Spain.[2] During the years 1889-1920, he was the Presidential Agent for the Society in Spain. Don José was President of the Madrid Lodge until his death in October 1920, and financed the publication of Sophia for 21 years. In 1905, he financed the Vasantapuram gateway at the Adyar headquarters of the Society.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Boris de Zirkoff letter to Willamay Pym. January 1, 1979. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Records Series 22. Theosophical Society in America Archives.
- ↑ The International Theosophical Year Book 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938): 223.
- ↑ The International Theosophical Year Book 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938): 223.