▁the ▁Cap uch ins ▁could ▁remain ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ful fil ▁its ▁religious ▁duties , ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁was ▁respect ed . ▁ ▁The ▁convent ▁of ▁Sar ri à ▁was ▁therefore ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Cap uch ins ▁in ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁it ▁disappeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁with ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁goods ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁during ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁conf isc ations ▁of ▁M end iz á bal . ▁The ▁lands ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁En rico ▁S is ley . ▁He ▁got ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁rather ▁not ▁fully ▁legal ▁way ▁and ▁without ▁any ▁logical ▁explanation . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁▁ ▁After ▁some ▁years ▁and ▁failed ▁attempts , ▁the ▁P ons ich ▁family ▁from ▁Sar ri à ▁don ated ▁the ▁present ▁lands , ▁where ▁the ▁convent ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁cur ia ▁and ▁studies ▁center . ▁It ▁became ▁also ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁culture , ▁that ▁was ▁frequently ▁visited ▁by ▁important ▁intellect uals ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁Catal onia , ▁such ▁as ▁Jose p ▁Car ner , ▁Car les ▁R iba , ▁Ja ume ▁B of ill , ▁Frances c ▁P uj ols ▁and ▁Frances c ▁Camb ó . ▁The ▁convent ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁center ▁of ▁bib lic al ▁studies , ▁with ▁leading ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Anton i ▁M .