[2] His talents were recognized early and he moved rapidly into significant positions, most notably in 1734 when he was picked to represent the Philippine Franciscans in Spain and Rome.
[3] After almost a decade in Spain, he had become embroiled with the Philippine Franciscans over disputed interpretations of his instructions as their representative.
The disputes engendered a small mountain of paper as the parties tried to convince the Spanish king, Charles III and the Pope, Benedict XIV of the validity of their competing claims and charges.
He went on to hold important positions in Rome, dying there in 1761 with a significant body of published work to his credit.
[6] Then in 1885 mycologist, Jean Louis Émile Boudier published Torrubiella, which is a genus of fungi in the family Cordycipitaceae and also named after Jose.