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Gaspar de Avalos cc Luisa de Quezada y Mendoza
Alonso de Avalos cc Catalina de Orosco
Gabriel de Avalos cc Maria Quezada
Sebastian de Avalos cc Mariana de Castro

Hola prim@s,

Do any of you have any of the above mentioned couples in your lines? I have it documented that Gaspar and Alonso were brothers, and also that Gabriel and Sebastian were brothers. I think it's likely that all four are brothers, and I'm trying to compile enough info on each, to establish this theory. I also think it's possible that another brother is Baltasar de Avalos cc Juana Ruiz de Aldana.

¿Tendra alguien los mencionados en sus líneas ? Lo tengo documentado que Gaspar y Alonso eran hermanos, y también que Gabriel y Sebastián eran hermanos. Creo que es probable que los cuatro son hermanos y busco mas información sobre cada uno para establecer esta teoría. También creo que es posible que otro hermano es Baltasar de Avalos cc Juana Ruiz de Aldana.

Does anybody know if Gabriel de Avalos, who married Maria Quezada, is the same who married Augustina de Velasco?

¿Alguien sabe si Gabriel de Avalos, que era casado con María Quezada, es el mismo que se casó con Agustina de Velasco?

Gracias y saludos,
Manny Diez Hermosillo

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My mother in law descends from Juana Quesada y D’Avalos and Francisco Atilano. Does anybody have information on Juana Quesada y DAvalos? My mother in law descends from a daughter, Maria Cuevas, that did not use either of their surnames. Maria Cuevas married Jose López Leon in 1702 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco.

Does anybody have information on Juana Quesada y DAvalos and how she is related to the people named in this thread?

Thanks,
Rick A. Ricci

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On 27 Sep 1638, in San Luis Potosí, Gabriel de Ávalos y Alarcón, resident of this pueblo, promised to pay Bachiller Diego Vigil Quiñones 180 pesos for 6 burros, male and female and of different colors. Perhaps he was going into business with his brother, Sebastian de Ávalos, who lived in SLP and who was an arriero? The previous 21 Oct 1637, he was living in Lagos de Moreno, when he promised to pay Esteban de Anda 94 pesos. His creditor for that loan was Alonso de Ávalos Ludena, if you all remember. Though Gabriel’s daughter, Isabel, used the “Alarcón” surname, this is the only time I’ve seen him using it. I’ve also seen him referred to as “Gabriel de Ávalos Villaseñor.”

On 13 Oct 1638 in San Luis Potosí, Gaspar de Ávalos granted powers to Gabriel de Ávalos “su hermano”, both residents of San Luis Potosí. Unfortunately, the document is damaged, so I’m unable to decipher what the cause was, but, finally! A document establishing that Gaspar and Gabriel de Ávalos were brothers!

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Hola prim@s,

I’ve located another son for Gabriel de Avalos. On 4 Dec 1676 in San Luis Potosi, Luis de Avalos, resident of la ciudad de Zacatecas, filed a petition regarding some livestock that his father, Gabriel de Avalos, had bequeathed him and two other brothers, some 23 years earlier, when he died in Aguascalientes. As the three were young at the time, the livestock ended up in the possession of their older brother, Pedro de Avalos, who had brought them to his rancho in the jurisdiction of San Luis Potosi. Pedro had continued to administer these animals on behalf of his brothers, but he had died recently, and in his testamento, he neglected to mention this arrangement, and how these animals needed to be distributed among the brothers. So now the three surviving brothers had to do the necessary paperwork, so that they could receive their father’s inheritance.

This document gives us some new information regarding Gabriel de Avalos and his offspring. We now know that he died

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Manny,

this is always my favorite family of any in my genealogy. i've been away from genealogy for a little bit and am just now getting back to into it. but, i notice you list gabriel de avalos as Gabriel de Ávalos y Alarcón and i was wondering if we know where that alarcon comes from or if we're any closer to nameing the parents. im guessing the Alarcon comes from the parents of Isabel de Alarcon who was married to Alonso de Quesada. I really need to get familiar with these families again

Danny

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Hi Danny,

I still don’t know the origins of this family, so I don’t know where those additional surnames come from.

Gabriel de Avalos is called “Gabriel de Avalos y Alarcon” in this document: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSC6-QSBJ-Y?cat=3751635
He was also called “Gabriel de Avalos Villaseñor” in his son-in-law Diego de Carrion’s testamento: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G58F-SWHC?i=149&cc=204…

Alonso de Avalos signed his name “Alonso de Avalos Ludeña” when he cosigned for Gabriel de Avalos on 21 Oct 1637: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BF-W9NY-Y?cat=35680

And Gaspar de Avalos was called “Gaspar de Avalos Ludeña in his daughter Andrea’s marriage record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-G5RT-X?i=436&wc=3J6F-3…

In “Retoños,” Gonzalez-Leal suggested that these families might descend from Don Gonzalo de Avalos, “encomendero de Zacapu en Michoacán, hijo de Pedro de Avalos y de María de Muñoz,”

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Thank you for the updates on the Avalos. I certainly hope you find the answers to those questions on the origins of this family and the testamento. When you do find them, you can write a book on their adventures. Thanks for sharing.

Sara Rodriguez

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Hola Manny te felicito por tu investigación! La he leído con mucho interés puesto que Gaspar de Ávalos y Luisa de Quesada y Mendoza son mis antepasados, por medio de su hija María de Quesada casada con Luis del Castillo y de León.

Quiero añadir que no sé de dónde obtuve el dato que establece la sepultura de Gaspar de Ávalos el 24 de Septiembre de 1654 en El Sagrario, SLP. Sin embargo busqué el acta y no encuentro alguna de defunción para esos años, tal vez tu puedas encontrarla y pasarme el link, porque solo veo disponibles en Familysearch las de bautismo para esos años.
No obstante puede que lo anterior sea erróneo, puesto que el 4 de octubre de 1654, Gaspar es padrino junto a su hija Andrea de Nicolás, hijo de Luis del Castillo y Ana de la Cruz.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-SYH4-S?i=211&wc=3PH4-VZ9%3…

También mencionar que las hijas de Gaspar y Luisa utilizaron con mayor frecuencia el apellido Quesada. Te

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This is absolutely fascinating Manny. I'm anxiously awaiting any new information about this family.

Paige

Published by R.A.Ricci (not verified) – Sun, 2016-06-05 21:19 | Permalink

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Dear Manny,

I agree, genealogy is not boring. I loved the story on the Avalos brothers. I have Ruiz and Velasco so now I wonder if some of their ancestors were Avalos.

Thanks for the stories,

Rick A. Ricci

Published by jrefugioghermosillo – Mon, 2016-06-06 10:52 | Permalink

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Hi Chris,

I haven't come upon Juana de Avalos cc Francisco Calderon, looks like they lived in Fresnillo? I'll keep my eyes open. Joseph Diaz de Leon was son of Antonio Diaz and Teresa Ruiz de Lisalde, right?

Hi Danny,

I'm still sitting back, regarding the "Avalos Villaseñor" link, there's still too little information in regards. It's like the "Garcia" that Gaspar's children used in their names. If something comes up, I'll post in this thread.

Hola Enrique,

Gracias por su comentario, tambien por los datos, no tenia algunos. De que las hijas de Gaspar utilizaban "Quesada" es muy util. De la dicha fecha del entierro de Gaspar de Avalos, sera un error; por lo visto estaba vivo durante la causa contra sus hijos en el Feb 1657. Gracias, es que pongo tantos datos!

GASPAR DE AVALOS EN LAGOS

I checked the registries at the Biblioteca del Estado de Jalisco, and there is a reference to Gaspar de Avalos and his sons, Nicolas and Juan, being "removed" from the parish of Santa Maria de

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Published by iChristopher – Mon, 2016-06-06 16:22 | Permalink

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Hi Manny,

Yes Juana de Ávalos y Villaseñor and Francisco de Calderon were from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, but some of their children show them in Asientos, Aguascalientes. The children I can find were baptized in Aguascalientes between 1695 and 1701. But, I think Juana de Ávalos y Villaseñor and Francisco de Calderon were married around 1685. The Padrinos don't really tell me anything, two of their children's padrinos were Manuel de Avila and Maria Luevana and the last child's padrinos were Joseph Ximenez and Antonia Ximenez. Other than that I can't find anything on them. Juana de Ávalos used only Ávalos that I can see. Her daughter, Leogarda Calderon, that married Joseph Díaz de León, uses her mother's Villaseñor and refers to her mother alternately as Juana de Ávalos, Juana de Villaseñor, or Juana de Ávalos y Villaseñor. I think my Juana de Ávalos probably connects to these other Ávalos and would like to figure out how.

Chris

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Manny,

Is the Alonso de Quesada you talk about as the possible father of Luisa Quesada the same Alonso de Quesada y Puga that was the Alferez Real that's mentioned on this website about the Mendozas. i dont know what it says but it looks like it lists his parents. but he also seems kinda prestigious to be connected to the criminal Avalos family.

https://www.uam.es/personal_pdi/ciencias/depaz/mendoza/mquesada.htm

Danny C. Alonso

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Hi Chris,

There was Nicolas de Avalos Villaseñor cc Ynes de Ortega Bocanegra (daughter of Francisco Macias cc Jacinta de Ortega). They baptized Ynes, Maria, Teresa, Augustina and Francisco, between 1652-1664; they flipflop between Lagos and Aguas, finally settling in Aguas. Have you chased that lead?

At Aguascalientes Acervos Historicos: Ines de Ortega con poder de Nicolas Davalos Villaseñor sells a predio rustico to Francisco Muñoz de Hermosillo, 04 Jun 1689.

Yes, Danny, that's the same Alonso Quezada.

Saludos,
Manny Diez Hermosillo

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Manny, I had a question about the last post about Ynes de Ortega Bocanegra. Do you know where she got Bocanegra? on this post by Mary Lou:

http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/23350 

she says that Jacinta de Ortega was the hija natural of Maria Nuñez y Velez and Alonso Perez de Ortega. Do you know which one, Alonso Perez de Ortega or Maria Nuñez has the Bocanegra line. 

Danny C. Alonso

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Hi Manny,

I have looked at Nicolás de Ávalos Villaseñor before, but so far haven't been able to make a connection. I actually think that he and Ynes de Ortega do fit the timeframe quite well. I've come across other Juana de Ávalos's and Juana de Villaseñor's, but, they've been married to other spouses and haven't come across anything that suggested they were married more than once. I'll keep looking. Thanks Manny.

Chris

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Hola prim@s,

Here some more info on some of the individuals mentioned in the causa criminal from 1681:

PEDRO DE AVALOS Y SU HERMANA MARIA DE MENDOZA

Juan de la Rosa was son of Pedro de Avalos, who had a sister named Maria de Mendoza. Antonio Morales cc Beatriz Diaz was a co-defendant of Juan de la Rosa, he was son of Maria de Mendoza, sister of Pedro de Avalos.

Maria Mendoza married (velados) Juan de Morales 16 Jan 1648, San Matias, Pinos, Zac. Juan Morales is likely son of Francisco Morales and Juana de Navarrete, of Pinos.

1668 SLP Padron, here's Rancho de Pedro de Avalos; living with him are Maria Quesada, Juan Morales and Geronimo Morelos. Left image center: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-5YSR-W?i=1148&wc=3NTX-VZ9

My guess is this is the same Maria Mendoza, and Juan Morales is her son, Juan, baptized 24 Nov 1647, Pinos, Zac. Seeing her use "Quesada" as well as "Mendoza," implies she is a child of Maria Quesada or Luisa Quesada, both who lived in Pinos around the

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Thank you Manny for giving us this information. I love hearing about this family. they're very interesting. Please let us know if you find more information about them. And thank you for getting back to me about Ynes de Ortega.

Danny C. Alonso

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Manny I just found some info about Nicolás de Avalos Villaseñor, he is mentioned in "Familias y Casas de la Vieja Valladolid", he is reported as " oriundo de Lagos, e hijo legítimo de Don Baltasar Davalos Tovar y de Doña Lucina Ruíz de Aldana... " ir is also stated that he married in Zamora, Mich. On aug-25-1641 yo Doña Inés Macías Ortega!
From what I see Lucina Ruíz de Aldana is the same Juana Ruíz de Aldana who married Baltasar Davalos on 8-may-1618.

I have followed the line of one of the siblings of Nicolás adn Inés Macías Ortega named Pedro, who was born around 1642 and married around 1669 to Josefa de Velasco y Munguia

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Hola Manny!

Acabo de leer una publicación de nuestro compañero genealogista Rodolfo Hernández Chavez en un grupo de Genealogía e Historia de los Altos de Jalisco, donde menciona la filiación de Gabriel de Avalos y Gaspar de Avalos como hijos de Alonso de Avalos y Doña Catarina de Orozco, y sus esposas María y Luisa de Quesada, como hijas de Don Alonso de Quesada y Doña Juana Baptista Hernández de Arellano y Hurtado de Mendoza. Se menciona que esta información es extraída de la obra de Don Mariana González Leal "Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia". Más abajo te dejo parte del texto de la publicación ¿Crees que la información dada por Don Mariano González Leal confirma completamente la identidad de los padres de los hermanos Avalos y las hermanas Quesada? De ser así después de todo nuestros antepasados algo conflictivos venían de familia colonial algo prestigiosa sobretodo por el lado Quesada. ¿Qué opinas al respecto? ¿Alguien más del foro que quiera aportarnos algún comentario

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Manny,

I tried to translate the above post, but it didn't translate it all correctly. Is this saying that the Villasenor Cervantes are connected to our Avalos an Avalos y Villasenor? Does it say how? Theres too many names and I think it got confused translating it. also is it saying the Don Gonzalo de Avalos mention in the second paragraph is the father of Alonso de Avalos that's married to Catarina d Orozco.

Danny C. Alonso

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I still have not fully absorbed the previous post of the Avalos Saga. With this new post if I understood correctly, are the same Cervantes that have a long line listed in Familysearch to the 1200. With several Conquistadors (Leonel de Cervantes L43M-MS9 ID on Familysearch.
​ One of the daughters Beatris de Andrade Cervantes who married Conquistador Juan de Jaramillo (el Mozo) was married to La Malinche (Marina) and was the guard to Moctezuma when, if I read correctly, was killed.
Also Mentioned in Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia by Mariano Gonzales Leal was another daughter Ana de Cervantes b:1510 married a Don Alonso de Villanueba. Does anyone know anything about Villanuebas if they are the same as those from Guanajuato that married into cervantes, rocha, perez, Sandovals, Ortas, Pina and others in Villa de Reyes?

I just found a paternal link to the villanuebas in 1750 in Villa de Reyes, SLP, Mexico.

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Dear Simona,

This Cervantes line goes back much further than 1200 through a maternal ancestor. That line goes back many, many more centuries because she descended from a rabbinic line that kept very good records of the the family line. Part of the family ended up in Germany and kept up the family tree, just adding generation after generation over the years.

The Bocanegra name you mentioned also goes back many centuries and there is a family connection to many cardinals and Popes.

R.A.Ricci

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Mr. Ricci,

Does the post by Enrique say how the Avalos connect to the Villasenor and Cervantes. It makes sense that they connect since so many of the Avalos use Villasenor too. But does It say how theyre linked.

Danny C. Alonso

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Thank you R.A. Ricci for the information. You make me wish I had dedicated more time 20 years ago when I started to ask questions, then I could understand the depth, scope and Magnitude of this information. Thanks, again!

Published by jrefugioghermosillo – Sat, 2016-07-02 21:42 | Permalink

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Hola prim@s,

I found some more pieces to the puzzle:

From the Causa Criminal of Juan de la Rosa, we know that he’s the son of Pedro de Avalos, brother of Maria de Mendoza aka Maria de Quesada, who I suggested is the same who married Juan Morales, 16 Jan 1648, San Matias Pinos (source: Pinos Extracts, by Mary Lou Montagna). I also posed that she’s the same Maria that Gabriel de Avalos and Maria Quesada baptized, 09 Sep 1618, Santa Maria de Lagos: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-KWZ1-C?i=291&wc=3JDH-PTL

This is the certification for said marriage of Juan Morales cc Maria de Avalos, issued 15 Nov 1646, at Convento de San Augustin, Yuriria, Gto. This establishes that Juan Morales is the son of Francisco Morales and Juana Navarrete (of Sierra de Pinos), and that Maria is the daughter of Gabriel de Avalos and Maria Quesada:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-BGKB-2?i=249&wc=3NYY-2NL

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Dear Manny,

You have done great work. Now it's time for me to jump in.

Gonzalo Villasenor d' Avalos (born abt. 1570) is the son of Diego D' Villasenor Tovar y Orosco (bap. 13/Apr/1543, m. abt. 1568, d. Feb.1610) and Jeronima d' Avalos y Gomez.

Diego d' Villasenor Tovar y Orosco (bap. 13/Apr/1543, m. Ant 1568, d. Feb.1610 is the son of Conquistador Juan de Villaseñor Tovar y Orosco (m. 1532, d. 24/May/1566) and Catalina Cervantes (b. 1516)

Capitan Juan de Villaseñor Tovar y Orosco Is the son of Diego de Villaseñor Tovar II and Guiomar de Orosco y Sandoval

Catalina Cervantes is the daughter of Leonel Cervantes and Leonor Lara y Andrade

I have the Cervantes line going back centuries through a maternal Jewish line from the house of David (ha- Levi). The Cervantes line also hooks up with the Boccanegra Italian family. This family's ancestors are not Jewish. This Boccanegra family I have also traced for centuries, again mainly through a maternal line and it hooks up with many

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Hi, Rick A. Ricci, I have a doubt about your post. Who is the Gonzalo Villaseñor de Avalos that are you talking about?
-The Gonzalo de Avalos Tobar that married with Antonia de Hurtado Mendoza or his son (Gonzalo Cervantes de Villaseñor also Gonzalo de Avalos Villaseñor? Or I am misundesrtanding everything.

Because if it is the same one, then you have proven the direct connection with Capt Juan de Villaseñor Tovar y Orozco.

Cheers, Daniel.

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Juana Gomez de Espejo (II) is the daughter of Domingo Hernandez Gamino y Velasquez and Juana Gomez del Espejo (I).

Domingo Hernandez Gamino is the son of Juan Hernandez Gamino and Ana Velasquez

Juana Gomez del Espejo (I) is the daughter of Miguel Dominguez del Espejo and Isabel Gomez Maldonado

Isabel Gomez Maldonado is the daughter of Gaspar Maldonado and Juana Gomez

R.A.Ricci

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Hola Salvador,

Gracias por compartir, hay mucha buena información en su mensaje. Esperaba que don Mariano tenía algo que decir acerca de Los Avalos, aunque sea poco y conjeturas, pero sí nos da dirección. De que Gonzalo de Avalos puede ser el genearca de la familia alteña, tiene sentido, buscare documentacion para verificarlo. Ademas Don Mariano parece estar de acuerdo en que María y Luisa de Quezada y Mendoza eran hermanas e hijas de Alonso Quezada y Juana Bautista Sánchez de Mendoza. ¡Gracias!

Hi Danny,

The article quotes Don Mariano Gonzalez-Leal, who names Gonzalo de Avalos as a POSSIBLE origin of the Avalos-Ludeña, Avalos-Villaseñor and Avalos-Tobar surnames in Los Altos, since his descendants intermarried with the Villaseñor-Cervantes families (with whom the “Tovar” surname is associated). He mentions Alonso de Avalos and Catalina de Orozco as the possible parents of Gabriel, Baltasar, Juana and Gaspar de Avalos. He also muses that Maria and Luisa de Quezada are sisters, and

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Thank you Manny for explaining the article. I realy think there has to be a connection with the Cervantes Villasenor family. I hope we're able to make that connection at some point. Thank you for all your hard work Manny.

Danny C. Alonso