Juan Bautista Rico was a Spanish Trinitarian priest born in 1561 in Almodóvar del Campo. Inspired by his early encounter with Teresa of Avila, he dedicated his life to reforming the Trinitarian Order. He eventually established a new branch known as the Discalced Trinitarians, applying his structural and spiritual reforms to this group. A prolific theological writer, he died in Córdoba in 1613. He is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.