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Juan CHAPA was born about 1743. Parents: Jose Florencio CHAPA and Margarita de la PENA.
Juan Bautista CHAPA. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES.
Spouse: Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen. Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen were married on January 19, 1740 in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Children were: Maria Josefa CHAPA, Maria Gregoria CHAPA, Maria Ignacia CHAPA, Jose Francisco CHAPA, Maria Antonia Gertrudis CHAPA.
Juan Bautista CHAPA was born before November 16, 1627 in Albisola, Genoa, Italy. This is the baptism date. He was baptized on November 16, 1627 in Albisola, Genoa, Italy. Albisola is on the coast near Genoa, Italy. He signed a will on February 8, 1694 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He named as Executors his sons Joseph and Gaspar. However, Gaspar died on the same day Juan Bautista drew up his will. Naming Gaspar as a Co-Executor may have been a way for Juan Bautista to honor his dying son. He died on April 20, 1695 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Juan Bautista Chapa arrived in New Spain in 1647. He lived in Mexico City for a few years and arrived in Nuevo Leon around 1650. He became secretary to the village of Caderyta by the year 1652. By 1662, he had become secretary to the Governor of Nuevo Leon, Martin de Zavala, and also served in that role under de Zavala's successors, Governor Leon de Alza and Governor Azcarraga.
Juan Bautista accompanied Alonso de Leon on several of his expeditions into Texas in the late 1600's. Alonso de Leon's mission was to search for and destroy the colony that the French, under La Salle, had reportedly established somewhere on the Texas coast. From the detailed diaries that Juan Bautista kept on the expeditions and from his work as secretary to the governors of Nuevo Leon, he wrote his "Historia de Nuevo Leon". This is the definitive historical work on northern Mexico and south Texas.
However, for almost 300 years, no one knew who had written the "Historia de Nuevo Leon" because Juan Bautista chose to remain anonymous. He did so because he recognized the many difficulties and dangers in writing histories during that era. The incredulity of some and the censure of others would make life very difficult for the author, with many rebukes and criticisms. Juan Bautista used the example of Zoilo, who rebuked and criticized the Greek poet Homer, whom Juan Bautista calls the "Prince of Poets". Thus, the author of this important history became known simply as the "autor anonimo". It was not until 1961 that he was identified as the author through extensive research and analysis by the noted Mexican historian, Israel Cavazos Garza. Parents: Bartolome SCHIAPAPRIA and Batestina BADI.
Spouse: Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino. Juan Bautista CHAPA and Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino were married in 1653 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Children were: Nicolas CHAPA, Maria CHAPA, Jose Maria CHAPA, Juan Bautista CHAPA, Gaspar CHAPA, Juana CHAPA.
Juan Bautista CHAPA was born about 1660 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He may also have been known as Juan de Chapa. He resided in Villaldama where he was mayor in 1705. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino.
Spouse: Maria de MUNGUIA. Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria de MUNGUIA were married on July 27, 1695 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Children were: Juan Joseph CHAPA.
Juan Joseph CHAPA was born on March 24, 1710. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria de MUNGUIA.
Juan Joseph CHAPA was born before February 26, 1801. Parents: Jose Manuel de CHAPA and Maria Rosalia PEREZ.
Juana CHAPA died on November 8, 1709. She was not married at the time Juan Bautista Chapa made his will on February 8, 1694. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino.
Leonor CHAPA.
Spouse: Juan Jose SAENZ (or SAIS). Juan Jose SAENZ (or SAIS) and Leonor CHAPA were married on February 4, 1822. Children were: Antonia SAENZ, Ramon SAENZ, Claudia SAENZ.
Luciano CHAPA. Luciano Chapa was the Original Grantee of the Encino del Pozo land grant. This land grant was combined with the La Encantada land grant (granted to Luciano's father Jose Manuel) when the land grants were confirmed by the District Court of Travis County, Texas, on June 17, 1904. Parents: Jose Manuel de CHAPA and Maria Rosalia PEREZ.
Spouse: Blasa DIAZ. Luciano CHAPA and Blasa DIAZ were married on November 23, 1819 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, New Spain. Children were: Jose Manuel CHAPA, Jose Vitoriano CHAPA, Jose Jacinto CHAPA, Maria Eduviges CHAPA, Jose Concepcion CHAPA, Maria Felicitas CHAPA, Jose Cecilio CHAPA.
Lusgarda CHAPA was born on July 2, 1705 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Parents: Pedro CHAPA and Josepha de las CASAS.
Manuel CHAPA.
Spouse: Maria Luisa FLORES. Manuel CHAPA and Maria Luisa FLORES were married. Children were: Victoriana CHAPA, Altagracia CHAPA.
Maria CHAPA. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino.
Spouse: Francisco Alejo de TREVINO. Francisco Alejo de TREVINO and Maria CHAPA were married. Children were: Francisco de TREVINO, Josefa TREVINO, Maria Rosa TREVINO, Pedro Regalado de TREVINO.
Maria CHAPA Cavazos.
Spouse: Brigido GOMEZ. Brigido GOMEZ and Maria CHAPA Cavazos were married. Children were: Cesaria GOMEZ.
Maria CHAPA Benavides died before 1735. The marriage investigation indicates that the parents of Rosa Longoria, Joseph Longoria and Maria Chapa, were both deceased by Jan. 8, 1735. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES.
Spouse: Joseph LONGORIA Garcia. Joseph LONGORIA Garcia and Maria CHAPA Benavides were married in 1710. Children were: Joseph Santiago LONGORIA, Maria Rosa LONGORIA.
Maria Antonia Gertrudis CHAPA. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen.
Spouse: Jose Maria ESCOBAR. Jose Maria ESCOBAR and Maria Antonia Gertrudis CHAPA were married on November 29, 1770. Children were: Pedro Joseph ESCOBAR, Maria Catarina Balbina ESCOBAR.
Maria Clara de CHAPA was born in 1702 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. She died before 1750. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES.
Spouse: Juan Diego LONGORIA Garcia. Juan Diego LONGORIA Garcia and Maria Clara de CHAPA were married on July 30, 1718 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. The Camargo Census of May 31, 1750, showed Diego Longoria as a widower. Children living in his household at that time were Antonio (30), Anna Maria (20), Juana Rosa (20), Joseph Vicente (18), Juana Anastacia (18), Pedro (17), and Petra (16). The Census indicated that he had "todas armas" (all arms) and that his assets included "setecientos cabezas de ganado de pelo y lana [700 head of goats and sheep], sesenta bestias caballares de cria [60 mules? for breeding], ocho caballos mansos [8 tame horses], [and] cuatro bacas paridas [4 cows with calves]". Children were: Maria Agueda LONGORIA Chapa, Jose Antonio LONGORIA Chapa, Tomas LONGORIA Chapa, Jose Matias LONGORIA Chapa, Maria Gertrudis LONGORIA Chapa, Ana Maria LONGORIA Chapa, Juana Rosa LONGORIA Chapa, Jose Vicente LONGORIA Chapa, Juana Anastacia LONGORIA Chapa, Pedro LONGORIA Chapa, Petra LONGORIA Chapa.
Maria Eduviges CHAPA was born before October 23, 1830. Parents: Luciano CHAPA and Blasa DIAZ.
Maria Felicitas CHAPA was born before July 12, 1834. Parents: Luciano CHAPA and Blasa DIAZ.
Maria Gertrudis CHAPA. Maria Gertrudis Chapa was the sister of Jose Manuel de Chapa, the Original Grantee of the La Encantada Grant in what is now Brooks County. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Maria Josefa LOPEZ BERMUDEZ.
Spouse: Jose Lorenzo LONGORIA Serna. Jose Lorenzo LONGORIA Serna and Maria Gertrudis CHAPA were married on November 27, 1799. Children were: Maria Guadalupe Luisa LONGORIA, Maria Josefa Ramona LONGORIA, Jose de las Nieves LONGORIA, Lorenzo LONGORIA, Pablo LONGORIA.
Maria Gertrudis CHAPA was born about 1741. Parents: Jose Florencio CHAPA and Margarita de la PENA.
Maria Gregoria CHAPA was born about 1744. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen.
Maria Ignacia CHAPA was born about 1751. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen.
Maria Josefa CHAPA was born about 1741. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Maria Rita LOPEZ de Jaen.
Maria Luisa CHAPA. Parents: Jose Florencio CHAPA and Margarita de la PENA.
Maria Micaela CHAPA was born before December 6, 1796. Parents: Jose Manuel de CHAPA and Maria Rosalia PEREZ.
Maria Paula CHAPA.
Spouse: Francisco CISNEROS Salinas. Francisco CISNEROS Salinas and Maria Paula CHAPA were married on August 16, 1825 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Maria Refugia CHAPA. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Maria Josefa LOPEZ BERMUDEZ.
Spouse: Jose Maria PEREZ. Jose Maria PEREZ and Maria Refugia CHAPA were married on January 9, 1797. Children were: Crisanto PEREZ, Rafaela PEREZ, Juana PEREZ.
Maria Rosa CHAPA was born before February 6, 1721. Parents: Jose Maria CHAPA and Maria Francisca OCHOA.
Maria Rosario CHAPA was born about 1748 in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Guillermo Garmendia Leal gives her name as Maria Rosalia. Parents: Jose Florencio CHAPA and Margarita de la PENA.
Michaela de CHAPA.
Spouse: Balerio RODRIGUEZ. Balerio RODRIGUEZ and Michaela de CHAPA were married. Children were: Petrona RODRIGUEZ, Maria Gertrudis RODRIGUEZ.
Miguel Eusebio CHAPA died before 1747. His wife, Ana Maria Garcia, was shown in the Census as already married to Bartolome de Trevino, and their oldest child was 3 years old. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES.
Spouse: Ana Maria GARCIA Guajardo. Miguel Eusebio CHAPA and Ana Maria GARCIA Guajardo were married after May 24, 1735. Children were: Nicolas Joseph CHAPA, Jose Miguel CHAPA.
Nicolas CHAPA.
Spouse: Maria Josefa LOPEZ BERMUDEZ. Nicolas CHAPA and Maria Josefa LOPEZ BERMUDEZ were married. Children were: Maria Gertrudis CHAPA, Jose Manuel de CHAPA, Maria Refugia CHAPA, Jose de la Cruz CHAPA.
Nicolas CHAPA was born on January 1, 1670 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He died before May 24, 1735 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He founded General Trevino, in Nuevo Leon, naming it after the patriarch of his mother's family. Parents: Juan Bautista CHAPA and Beatrice OLIVARES de Trevino.
Spouse: Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES. Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES were married in 1700 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Children were: Maria Clara de CHAPA, Ynes CHAPA, Antonia CHAPA, Miguel Eusebio CHAPA, Juan Bautista CHAPA, Maria CHAPA Benavides, Jose Florencio CHAPA.
Nicolas Joseph CHAPA was born about 1740. His age was given as 10 years. He died on February 15, 1803 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, New Spain. Nicolas Joseph Chapa received Porcion 22 in Camargo on the south side of the Rio Grande. Parents: Miguel Eusebio CHAPA and Ana Maria GARCIA Guajardo.
Spouse: Maria Gertrudis ROMERO. Nicolas Joseph CHAPA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO were married.
Paula CHAPA.
Spouse: Casimiro MARTINEZ. Casimiro MARTINEZ and Paula CHAPA were married.
Pedro CHAPA. Parents: Gaspar CHAPA and Maria GONZALEZ.
Spouse: Josepha de las CASAS. Pedro CHAPA and Josepha de las CASAS were married on December 27, 1697 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. Children were: Juan CHAPA, Francisca Maria CHAPA, Lusgarda CHAPA.
Spouse: Beatrix RANGEL. Pedro CHAPA and Beatrix RANGEL were married on May 10, 1711 in Saltillo, Coahuila, New Spain.
Spouse: Catalina GARCIA. Pedro CHAPA and Catalina GARCIA were married on October 18, 1734 in Saltillo, Coahuila, New Spain.
Victoriana CHAPA. Parents: Manuel CHAPA and Maria Luisa FLORES.
Spouse: Pedro GARZA. Pedro GARZA and Victoriana CHAPA were married.
Victoriano CHAPA was born on March 24, 1810 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, New Spain.
Spouse: Manuela LONGORIA. Victoriano CHAPA and Manuela LONGORIA were married on January 7, 1836 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Ynes CHAPA. Parents: Nicolas CHAPA and Ynes BAEZ DE BENAVIDES.
Spouse: Juan Antonio RUIZ Garza. Juan Antonio RUIZ Garza and Ynes CHAPA were married on September 19, 1719 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, New Spain.
Spouse: Manuel HINOJOSA. Manuel HINOJOSA and Ynes CHAPA were married. They were in Camargo on May 31, 1750, and then moved to Mier as they were included in the Mier Census of March 1, 1753. Children were: Matiana HINOJOSA, Maria Rosalia HINOJOSA, Maria Gerarda HINOJOSA, Manuel HINOJOSA, Maria Candelaria de HINOJOSA.
______ de CHARLES.
Spouse: Petronila GONZALEZ. Children were: Blas de CHARLES, Maria de CHARLES.
Agustina de CHARLES. Parents: Bartolome de CHARLES and Leonor DE LA CRUZ.
Spouse: Francisco GONZALEZ Hidalgo. Francisco GONZALEZ Hidalgo and Agustina de CHARLES were married. Children were: Josepha GONZALEZ, Tomas GONZALEZ Hidalgo.
Agustina de CHARLES died after October 11, 1626. She made her last testament on this date. The October 11, 1626 testament of Agustina de Charles notes that she was the daughter of Bartolome de Charles and Juana Gonzalez, that she was the widow of Juan Perez de los Rios, and that they had had six children -- four of which (Alonso de Charles, Bartolome de Charles, Estevan de los Rios and Pedro de los Rios) were already deceased and two of which (Ana Perez and Juan Perez de los Rios) were still living. Parents: Bartolome de CHARLES and Juana GONZALEZ.
Spouse: Capt. Juan PEREZ de los Rios. Capt. Juan PEREZ de los Rios and Agustina de CHARLES were married. Children were: Alonso de CHARLES, Bartolome de CHARLES, Estevan PEREZ de los Rios, Pedro PEREZ de los Rios, Ana PEREZ de los Rios, Juan PEREZ de los Rios.
Alonso de CHARLES died before October 11, 1626. He went with his parents to New Mexico in 1590 as part of the group led by Gaspar Castano de Sosa which attempted to illegally settle New Mexico. Parents: Capt. Juan PEREZ de los Rios and Agustina de CHARLES.
Bartolome de CHARLES.
Spouse: Juana GONZALEZ. Bartolome de CHARLES and Juana GONZALEZ were married. Bartolome de Charles and Juana Gonzalez were citizens of the Pueblo de los Angeles. Children were: Agustina de CHARLES.
Bartolome de CHARLES died before September 4, 1626. He died before October 11, 1626. He went with his parents to New Mexico in 1590 as part of the group led by Gaspar Castano de Sosa which attempted to illegally settle New Mexico.
I am assuming this is the same Bartolome de Charles who married Leonor de la Cruz. The October 11, 1626 testament of Agustina de Charles notes that she was the daughter of Bartolome de Charles and Juana Gonzalez, that she was the widow of Juan Perez de los Rios, and that among their children had been a son named Bartolome de Charles who was already deceased and another son named Juan Perez de los Rios who was still alive. Agustina's living son was undoubtedly the same Juan Perez de los Rios noted in the September 4, 1626 Census of the Villa of Cerralvo (Monterrey) as having a house in which he lived with his wife, mother and widowed sister and that he also had a jacal in which lived Leonor, "widowed Indian" of Bartolome de Charles. My guess is that Leonor's deceased husband Bartolome de Charles was the son of Juan Perez de los Rios and Agustina de Charles. Further research is needed to prove this but I have nevertheless decided to incorporate this assumed relationship into my database until my assumption is proved incorrect.
Marriage Investigation #39-1 notes that the wife of Juan Perez de los Rios was named Agustina de Belmar (Mermal) and that Juan Perez de los Rios was a brother of Bartolome de Charles, husband of Leonor de la Cruz. Thus it seems quite probable that Juan Perez de los Rios and Bartolome de Charles were two of the sons mentioned in the last Testament of Agustina de Charles, widow of Juan Perez de los Rios.
A significant complication is that Marriage Investigation #39-1 notes that several witnesses stated that Leonor de la Cruz was the wife of Juan Perez de los Rios. I believe this is a reference to the younger, still living Juan Perez de los Rios, husband of Agustina de Belmar (or Mermal), but I leave it to others to discern the implications of these witnesses' statement.
Parents: Capt. Juan PEREZ de los Rios and Agustina de CHARLES.
Spouse: Leonor DE LA CRUZ. Bartolome de CHARLES and Leonor DE LA CRUZ were married. Children were: Agustina de CHARLES.
Blas de CHARLES. Parents: ______ de CHARLES and Petronila GONZALEZ.
Spouse: Ines de ZEPEDA. Blas de CHARLES and Ines de ZEPEDA were married. Children were: Maria de CHARLES.
Cristobal de CHARLES.
Spouse: Maria de MENDOZA. Cristobal de CHARLES and Maria de MENDOZA were married. Children were: Teresa de CHARLES.
Maria de CHARLES. Parents: Blas de CHARLES and Ines de ZEPEDA.
Spouse: Cristoval CASTANO. Cristoval CASTANO and Maria de CHARLES were married after June 6, 1711.
Maria de CHARLES. Parents: ______ de CHARLES and Petronila GONZALEZ.
Spouse: ______ LONGORIA. Children were: Bernabe LONGORIA.
