NameCapitan Marcos Alonso de la Garza
Birth1566, Lepe,Huelva,Spain
BirthLepe,Huelva Spain
Death1634, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Occupationasked for a land grant in May 1610 in Monterrey stated he
Educationarrived with Capt.Diego Rodriguez
Misc. Notes
Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon
Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon was born in 1562 in Lepe, Huelva, a city located in the province of Castile in Spain. He died in 1634. He married Juana de Treviño Quintanilla who was born 1566 in Mexico City. Marcos and Juana married about 1580 in Durango. The migration to north to Northern Mexico had begun and great progress had been made. Durango is hundreds of miles removed from Mexico City.
They procreated six sons. Captain Pedro, Captain Blas and Francisco took on the surname of de la Garza. Captain Alonso, Diego and Commander Joseph took on the surname of de Treviño.
Here the Treviño surname takes a twist. The paternal line is not followed by Joseph, Captain Alonso and Diego. They instead chose their mother's surname. This may have been done for inheritance purposes or to carry on a name they felt was illustrious and merited perpetuity. So again, if the truth is told and convention is followed, the descendants of Joseph de Treviño through whom I have established my maternal-paternal line are in fact de la Garza y Arcon, not Treviño. The conclusion that can therefore be reached is that most Treviños, Ayalas and Garza are all descendants of Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcon. Some scholars believe that Arcon is an archaic word for Falcon. Again, the mix begins to get worse. The name Falcon gets merged into the group of descendants of Marcos.
Captain Francisco de Urdiñola, appointed as governor and captain of Nueva Viscaya, sent a memorandum-book dated 1604 to the king of Spain. Captain Urdiñola lists two of the bachelor sons of Marcos Alonso as inhabitants of Real y Minas of Cuencame, probably. Although Urdiñola does not list their names. In the intervening years, Captain Marcos Alonso Garza lived in the town of Santiago de Saltillo. On May 30, 1610, he solicited from Captain Diego de Rodriguez, deputy to the governor of Nuevo Reino de Leon, various gifts of land and water in the vicinity of the town of Cerralvo and ownership of the "Borrado" Indians. He received this grant. In one of his petitions, he writes: "I have come with Captain Diego Rodriguez, deputy to the governor by the king our Lord, with my arms and horses for whatever might be needed…." [Civil Registry, volume 26, 1703, file 4, folio 53. MAM. To date, it is the oldest known document which has Marcos Alsonso's signature affixed to it. He or a son of the same name served as alderman in the municipal government of Monterrey in 1612 and 1616. In the list of inhabitants of Nuevo Reino de Leon dated 1626, Captain Alonso Marcos de Garza does not appear.
Buenos días,
Les envío información complementaria sobre la familia De la Garza:
Marcos ALONSO GARZA y del ARCON, genearca de los Garza en México, al
parecer fue hijo de Marcos ALONSO y Constanza de la GARZA, y era
originario de Lepe, Hueva, en lo que hoy es la Comunidad Autónoma de
Andalucía, según el testamento de su hijo José de TREVIÑO, fechado el
13 de septiembre de 1646.
Ahora, el dato de los supuestos padres de Marcos Alonso Garza y Arcón
se obtuvo del Catálogo de Pasajeros a Indias con fecha 19 de mayo de
1581, donde pide licencia PEDRO LAGARZA, carpintero, natural de Lepe,
hijo de Marcos Alonso y de Constanza Lagarza, con su mujer Leonor de
Morales, natural de Lepe, hijo de Francisco de Morales y de Leonor
Martínez, y sus hijos Francisco Sánchez y Constanza Lagarza, a la
provincia del Espíritu Santo con el Gobernador Francisco de Cáceres.
Además, hubo otros tres hermanos, Diego Sánchez, Beatriz Márquez e
Isabel Márquez.
En 1580 (ES.41091.AGI/1.16404.5.11.375//CONTRATACION,475,N.2,R.4) se
realizó el Auto de Bienes, adjuntando el testamento de DIEGO SANCHEZ,
natural de la villa de Lepe, Marquesado de Ayamonte, murió en Panamá.
Casado con Catalina Pérez Angel, vecina de Sevilla, en Triana.
Herederos: Pedro de la Garza y Beatriz Marquez, sus hermanos. Declara
en su testamento ser hijo de Marcos Alonso y Constanza de la Garza,
vecinos que fueron de Lepe.
Además, en el Catálogo de Pasajeros a Indias, con fecha de 23 de
septiembre de 1565, FRANCISCO SANCHEZ, natural de Sevilla, hijo de
Diego García y de Isabel García, con su mujer, Isabel Márquez hija de
Marco Alonso y de Constanza de la Garza, y sus hijos Luisa, Isabel,
Constanza, Melchor, Sebastián y Francisco, al Perú, como criados del
licenciado Navia.
En resumen, Marcos Alonso y Constanza de la Garza, originarios y
vecinos de Lepe, tuvieron por lo menos 5 hijos:
1. Diego Sánchez, casado con Catalina Pérez Angel, murió en Panamá.
2. Isabel Márquez, casada con Francisco Sánchez.
3. Beatriz Márquez.
4. Pedro de la Garza, casado con Leonor de Morales.
5. Marcos Alonso Garza, casado con Juana de Treviño.
Un dato interesante es el uso de los apellidos Sánchez y Márquez en
algunos descendientes de esta pareja.
Espero que esta información sea de utilidad para ustedes.
Saludos,
Alejandro
Spouses
Birthca 1561, Mexico City
Marriageca 1580, Durango, Mexico