Patronages of the Immaculate Conception the Immaculate Conception is also one of the nine national and public holidays and a holy day of obligation. The patronage settles the dispute between a heated religious debate during the mid 1600s, when followers of the mythical figure Saint James Matamoros wished to impose him as the national patron saint versus the followers of Saint Teresa of Avila. On 11 September 1759, the elected members of the Spanish Cortes petitioned King Charles III of Spain to request from the pope the "universal patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in all the Kingdoms of Spain and the Indies".
Patron Capital of Patron Capital. As of October 2017 the Patron organisation includes a 74-person in-house team, including a 41-person investment team. Patron's main advisory offices are located in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, with offices and significant partner operations in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland. As of November 2017, Patron has invested in 71 investments involving over 65 million square feet in 16 countries. In addition to individual assets, Patron's investee companies include CALA Homes, Punch Taverns, which owns a number of pubs in the UK, Optimum Credit and the Powerleague five-a-side football centres. In April 2015, Patron's managing director, Keith