Ximeno was born in
Valdelinares on 1 May 1734. He entered the Society of Jesus on 29 September 1752, and studied theology at
Zaragoza. In June 1760, he embarked from
El Puerto de Santa María for the Americas. In Mexico, Ximeno completed his studies and was ordained.
Joseph Garrucho, the Jesuit
Father Visitor, assigned him to Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi. In spring 1763, Ximeno traveled there in the company of his close friend,
Francisco Xavier Villarroya. During the fall and winter of 1764, Ximeno suffered from
quartan fever. Along with about fifty other Jesuits, Ximeno was escorted to a church in Mátape, near
Hermosillo. From there, the soldiers took them to
Guaymas, across the
Gulf of Mexico, through
Tepic, and to
Guadalajara. Many of the Jesuits died on the way, but a few, including Ximeno, survived to reach
Cádiz in Spain. == References ==