ESCOIQUIZ, JUAN ( i Spanish ecclesiastic, politician and writer, was horn in Navarre in 1762. He entered the church, was a prebendary of Saragossa, and acted as tutor to Prince Ferdinand (Ferdinand VII.). He was a busy and push ing member of the literary clique which looked up to Godoy as its patron. But as Ferdinand grew up, and after his marriage with a Neapolitan princess, Escoiquiz became the centre of a court opposition to Godoy and to his policy of alliance with France. He was exiled from the court, but, nevertheless, contrived to take part in the conspiracy of the Escorial in October 1807. He was imprisoned and sent for trial with other conspirators. But as they had appealed to Napoleon, who would not suffer his name to be mentioned, the government had to allow the matter to be hushed up, and the prisoners were acquitted. After the outbreak at Aranjuez (March 17, 18o8), in which he had a share, he be came one of the most trusted advisers of Ferdinand. The new king's decision to go to meet Napoleon at Bayonne was largely inspired by him. His Idea sencilla de las razones que motivaron el viaje del Rey Fernando VII. a Bayona (1814) is a valuable historical document, and contains a singularly vivid account of an interview with Napoleon. When the Spanish royal family was imprisoned by Napoleon, Escoiquiz remained with Ferdinand at Valencay. When Ferdinand was released in 1814 he came back to Madrid, but after a very brief period of office in 1815 he was sent as a prisoner to Murcia. Though he was afterwards recalled, he was again exiled to Ronda, where he died on Nov. 27, 182o.