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Más información sobre los Bracamonte de Compostela de Indias (Nayarit)

Estimados colegas,

Hoy de casualidad busqué en PARES información sobre Compostela de Indias, hoy Nayarit y ¡vaya si tuve suerte! Este documento nos ayuda a trazar varios hilos de la historia de Compostela de Indias, incluyendo a varios de los alcaldes del sigo XVII, que tan difícil ha sido de desentrañar. 

Encontré la confirmación de oficio de D. Sebastián de Bracamonte y Ovalle como escribano público de la ciudad de Compostela en 1696-1697. El primer testigo fue el Cap. D. Diego Dávalos y Ulibarri, hermano del primer Conde de Miravalle (imagen 129); nos da la edad del testigo de 36 años y por lo tanto nacido alrededor de 1661. 

Empezando en la imagen 125, https://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/show/344451 se establece la ascendencia de D. Sebastián de Bracamonte, explicada en la imagen 128, donde se nota que es hijo de D. Nicolás de Bracamonte y a Luisa de Ovalle y Jácome. Dichos padres fueron originarios de Guadalajara, Nueva Galicia (hoy Jalisco). Tambien se afirma en la imagen 135 que don Nicolás de Bracamonte descendió de un Encomendero en Nueva Galicia. El segundo testigo Sgto. Diego de Tovar y Avena, casó con prima segunda.

Abuelos paternos: D. Fernando de Bracamente y Alvarado; y Catalina de Grijalva y Zepeda, también ambos naturales de Guadalajara (Nueva Galicia, hoy Jalisco). 

Abuelos maternos: D. Jacome Antonio, originario del señorío de Génova, aunque la ciudad parece que dice Utre, no la he podido localizar.  Abuela materna: Maria de Ovalle, originaria de Compostela. 

En la imagen 131, hay muchas filiaciones, algunas de personas que me son familiares y otras que no conozco.  Pero aquí las enumero:

Ancestors of Geronimo M. Reyes

There is a John Reyes who is not a member who wants to know who posted the genealogy of his family on the website. Does anyone want to take credit for posting the genealogy of "Geronimo M. Reyes"? I would like to put you and John together as you are probably cousins. But I can't seem to find a message with that title "Ancestors of Geronimo M. Reyes". Maybe its there and I just didn't find it yet so if anyone else with better tech savy would help that would be also welcome.

Joseph (email me please makas@nc.rr.com

ISO the parents of sisters Nicolasa Vásquez (d. c1735) and Melchora de los Reyes alias Vásquez (b. c1649), of Santa María de los Lagos

Does anyone have information on sisters Nicolasa Vásquez (d. c1735) and Melchora de los Reyes alias Vásquez (b. c1649), of Santa María de los Lagos?

According to the dispensa matrimonial de Marcos de Espitia, cited (but not transcribed) on his wikitree entry, Nicolasa Vásquez and Melchora de los Reyes alias Vásquez (8th gr-grandmother), of Santa María de los Lagos, were (half?) sisters:

Nicolasa Vásquez (d. bef1735) - Espanola          -1-    Melchora de los Reyes (b. bef1649) - Mestiza
m. Antonio de Quezada - Espanol                                m. Antonio Santoyo alias Pérez (b. c1635) - Mestizo

Anastacia de Quezada (b. c1715) - Espanola      -2-    Teodora Pérez (b. c1670)
m. Marcos de Espitia (b. c1710) - Castizo                    m. Andrés de Espitia (b. c1665)

                                                                              -3-    Nicolás de Espitia (b. c1685)
                                                                                       m. Teresa Josefa López Lizalde (b. c1685)

The Hernández de Arellano family

As I have shared in other media, a Toribio Hernández de Arellano from Salamanca is documented, whose brother Sebastián initiated litigation concerning his nobility on May 15, 1557. Following Sebastián's death in 1568, his widow and children continued the legal proceedings. Significantly, the presence of the Sánchez surname within their lineage may account for its recurrence among Toribio's immediate descendants.

Sebastián Hernández de Arellano "El Viejo" was a resident of the parish (colación) of San Isidro in Salamanca. He held estates (hacendado) in the municipalities of Villares de la Reina, Castellanos de Moriscos, and Villamayor. He initiated a lawsuit to assert his noble status (hijodalgo) after being appointed to the position of procurador, an office typically associated with commoners (pecheros), which he argued was incompatible with his noble standing.

The relevant legal file (Sala de Hijosdalgo. Caja 0774.0035. Real Chancillería de Valladolid) records testimony stating that Sebastián was married to Isabel Rodríguez and was the father of Antonio, Jerónimo, Sebastián "El Mozo", and Luisa (PARES | Archivos Españoles, to request the file, follow the link and email the Real Chancillería de Valladolid).

His parents were identified as Sebastián Hernández (arrendador), and Águeda Sánchez, both of whom were described as being of noble origin.

His paternal grandfather was Luis Hernández, a resident of Santiuste street in Salamanca who also maintained a residence in Villamayor. In both jurisdictions, he was exempt from taxation due to his "notorious nobility" (notoria hidalguía) and held the offices of sexmero and alcalde de la Santa Hermandad. Luis Hernández was married to Isabel Sierra.

His great-grandfather was Marcos Hernández, a doublet-maker (jubetero) married to Francisca Sánchez, both residents of Salamanca. Contemporary witnesses noted that they comported themselves in the "manner of nobles and dressing as such" (hábito y maneras de hidalgos). Marcos Hernández was of Vizcaíno origin and was sometimes referred to as Marcos Vizcaíno.

Alonso Cornejo

Hello everyone,

I was organizing and going over some documents I have. One of these I came across had some information on Alonso Cornejo, which is titled Familia Paterna y Materna de Sor Juana: hallazgos documentales, by Guillermo Scmidhuber of the University of Guadalajara. He delves into the Cornejo family, specifically Alonso Cornejo. 

A Cristóbal Joseph Gomez Cornejo, on 10 June 1758 solicited documents of relation in reference to the Cornejo Ramirez family. It references a document from the 18th of November, 1676 that was prepared for the family of Joseph Cornejo Ramirez. The author notes a petition which deals with the genealogy of the Cornejo family. In said document, a witness testified  that Capt. Fernando Gordíbar Osorio was the paternal grandfather of said Joseph Cornejo, for which this information is provided, and he (Gordíbar Osorio) was a descendent of the first conquistadores. On p.66 he states, “Existe un documento de ‘Filiación’ referente a los Cornejo Ramírez que comprende 85 folios probatorios de ser cristianos viejos y de su limpieza de sangre; fue solicitado por Christóbal Joseph Gómez Cornejo el 10 de junio de 1758, en Jalostotitlán, Nueva Galicia.” It adds, “la petición fue concedida y se preparó la copia notarial de varios documentos de la familia de Joseph Cornejo Ramírez, primo de Juana Inés, que establecían la genealogía de sus progenitores para lograr contraer matrimonio. El documento copiado lleva la fecha de 20 de noviembre de 1676, y varios testigos afirman que don Diego Ramírez y doña Inés de Brenes vivieron en Sanlúcar de Barrameda, en el pozo de Marquillos (de quienes partió la estirpe mexicana, fueron los bisabuelos de Juana Inés y sus primos).  Con fecha del 18 de noviembre de 1676 acude el y pobladores de este Reino de Nueva España, que y cargos de Justica y Guerra, que ejercieron con primer testigo: Juan Caballero, maestro de cirugía, y testifica que “el Capitán Fernando Gordíbar Osorio, abuelo paterno del susodicho Joseph Cornejo, por quien se hace esta información, fue hijo y descendiente de los primeros conquistadores pasaron a él y sirvieron a su Majestad a su costa y mención en la conquista de este Reino con sus armas y caballos, por lo que fueron ocupados por lo señores excelentísimos Virreyes de ella, en puestos toda rectitud y puntualidad” (Folio 10).”

Translation in (parenthesis) Requested

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939D-6898-7R?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AD15P-MK2M&action=view&lang=en&groupId=M9SH-MYZ 

is for a marriage of Gabriela Alvarez and her parents are listed as Jose Maria Alvarez (in the parenthesis I need help understanding, something like "quien ante mi presto el consentimierrto necesario) and Gertrudis Orozco. . . .

My Spanish is not sufficient to understand what the priest is saying within the parenthesis so any help understanding what is being said here would be very much appreciated.

thanks,

Joseph