 Little is known of Ximénez' life besides the fact that he was the brother of composer Antonio Ximénez Brufal.Born in Alicante, at an early age he replaced the regular first and second violinists in the orchestra of the chapel of the Colegiata de San Nicolás de Alicante.He is known to have later moved to London, where around 1772 some of his work was issued by the Welcker publishing house.