His house on the Chiaja was the centre of a literary and religious circle; his conversations and writings (circulated in manuscript) stimulated the desire for a spiritual reformation of the church.
Det vides, at Juan de Valdés' hus på Chiajaen var centrum for en litterær og religiøs kreds; hans konversationer og skrifter (der cirkulerede som manuskript) stimulerede ønsket om en åndelig reformation af kirken.