Canary Island Families

On eleven o'clock on the morning of March 9th, 1731, sixteen families (56 people) from the Canary Islands arrived at the Presidio of San Antonio de Bejar in the Province of Texas. By royal decree of the King of Spain, they founded La Villa de San Fernando and established the first civil government in Texas.

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Numbered heads of Canary Islands families (taken from the Quantitlan List, November 8th, 1731, Mexico

1st Family

Juan Leal Goraz, age 54. Son of Antonio and Maria Perez. From Lanzarote
Vicente Leal, age 18. Son of foregoing and Catherine Rodriguez, decd.
Bernardo Leal, age 13. Son of Juan Leal Goraz.

2nd Family

Juan Curbelo, age 50. Son of Domingo Curbelo and Maria Martin Enriquez. From Lanzarote
Garcia Perdomo y Umpienes, age 46. Wife of Juan Curbelo, daughter of Marcos Perdomo y Umpienes and Maria Cabrera. From Lanzarote.
Joseph Curbelo, age 25. Son of Juan Curbelo. From Lanzarote.
Juan Francisco Curbelo, age 9. Son of Juan Curbelo. from Palma.
Maria Curbelo, age 13. Daughter of Juan Curbelo. From Lanzarote.

3rd Family

Juan Leal Jr., age 30. Son of Juan Leal Goraz. Lanzarote.
Garcia de Acosta (Maria de Acosta), age 30. Wife of Juan Leal Jr. Teneriffe
Manuel Leal, age 12. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Lanzarote
Miguel Leal, age 10. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Fuerteventura
Domingo Leal, age 7. Son of Maria Juan Leal Jr. Palma
Pedro Leal, age 3 months. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Havana, Cuba
Maria Leal, age 6. daughter of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Fuerteventura.

4th Family

Antonio Santos, age 50. Son of Simon and Anna Rodriguez. Lanzarote.
Isabel Rodriguez, age 34. Wife of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Miguel Santos, age 17. Son of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Catharina Santos, age 12. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Maria Santos, age 7. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Josepha Santos, age 2. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.

5th Family

Joseph Padron, age 22 Palma
Maria Francisca Sanabria, age 22. Wife of Joseph Padron, daughter of Luis Sanabria y Francisca Lagarda.

6th Family

Manuel de Niz (also identified as Manuel de Nistrosa), age 50. Son of Juan and Andrea Mireles. Grand Canary
Sebastiana de la Pena, age 42. Wife of Manuel de Niz., daughter of Domingo de Leon and Gregoria Suarez de la Pena.

7th Family

Vicente Alvarez Travieso, age 25. Son of Juan Alvarez Travieso and Catharina Cayetano. Tenerife.
Maria Ana Curbelo, age 18. Wife of Vicente Alvarez Travieso. Daughter of Juan Curbelo and Gracia (sic) Perdomo Umpienes. Lanzarote.

8th Family

Salvador Rodriguez, age 42. Son of Francisco Rodriguez and Isabel de los Reyes. Lanzarote.
Maria Perez Cabrera, age 42. Wife of Salvador Rodriguez, daughter of Domingo and Maria Perez. Lanzarote.
Patricio Rodriguez, age 15. Lanzarote.

9th Family

Francisco (de) Arocha, age 27. Son of Simon de Arocha and Angela Francisca. Palma.
Juana Curbelo, age 14. Wife of Francisco (de) Arocha, daughter of Juan Curbelo and Garcia Perdomo de Umpienes. Lanzarote.

10th Family

Antonio Rodriguez, age 18. Son of Juan and Maria del Carmen. Grand Canary
Josefa de Niz, age 19. Wife of Antonio Rodriguez, daughter of Manuel de Niz and Sabastiana de la Pena. Grand Canary.

11th Family

Joseph Leal, age 22. Son of Juan Leal Goras and Louisa Hernandez. Lanzarote
Ana Santos, age 15. Wife of Joseph Leal, daughter of Antonio Santos and Isabel Rodriguez. Lanzarote

12th Family

Juan Delgado, age 19. Son of Luis Delgado and Maria Melean. Lanzarote.
Catharina Leal. 16 years old. Wife of Juan Delgado, daughter of Juan Leal and Lucia Hernandez. Lanzarote.

13th Family

Joseph Cabrera, age 15. Son of Manuel Cabrera and Maria Rodriguez. Lanzarote.
Marcos (de) Cabrera, age 6. Son of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.
Ana Cabrera, age 13. Daughter of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.
Correction from descendant Sylvia Garza:
The Cabrera Family was from Lanzarote - Canary Islands.
Juan Pedro Cabrera was the father and Maria Rodriguez de Bega was the mother. They had 3 children when they arrived in Veracruz, Mexico, along with the other Canary Families in 1730. Juan Pedro Cabrera and Maria Rodriguez both died when they arrived in Mexico. Joseph was the eldest son, 15 years, Ana was the only daughter and was 13, and Marcos was 6. They arrived in San Antonio along with some of their other Canary Islander family relatives.

14th Family

Maria Rodriguez-Robiana de Bethencourt, age 27, Daughter of Manuel and Paula Umpienes. Lanzarote.
Pedro Rodriguez Granadillo. age 13. Son of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Manuel Francisco Rodriguez (Granadillo), age 3. Son of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Josefa Rodriguez Granadillo, age 10. Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Paula Rodriguez Granadillo, (also known as Pabla Rodriguez), age 10 Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Maria Rodriguez Granadillo, age 5. Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Juan de Acuna (Rodriguez Granadillo), age 1 month. Son on Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Native of Cutitilan, Mexico.

15th Family

Mariana Meleano (also known as Maria Meleano), age 30. Daughter of Francisco and Ynes de Hoyos. Lanzarote.
Francisco Delgado age 16. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano.
Lanzarote. Domingo Delgado age 2. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano. Lanzarote.
Leonor Delgado age 4. Daughter of Lucas and Mariana Meleano. Lanzarote.

16th Family

Four single men.
Phelipe Perez age 20. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Joseph Antonio Perez age 19. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Martin Lorenzo de Armas, age 20. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles. Canary Islands.
Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas, age 22. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles. Canary Islands.