NameSargento Mayor Carlos Cantu
Birth1647, Valle Del Pilon, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Death5 Feb 1720
Misc. Notes
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Sargento Mayor Carlos Cantu was born on 1647 in Valle Del Pilon. His parents were Joseph Cantu and Maria De Trevino. His land later became China, Nuevo Leon. He also co-founded General Teran, Nuevo Leon along with Lorenzo Perez De Leon. Carlos marries Maria De Leon. Their children, Juana b. 1675, Carlos b. 1678, Lucia b. 1679, Miguel b. 1680, Bernardo b. 1681, Santiago b.1682, Felipe b. 1685. I don't find a Nicolas being born into this marriage. Sargento's Carlos married Josefa Gonzalez and they had a Nicolas abt. 1712. Confirm and get back to me.
El Rancho de China se creó alrededor de los años de 1710, para servicio de pastoreo en los dominios del sargento mayor don Carlos Cantú -yerno del capitán don Alonso de León-, para el año de 1790 se había organizado formalmente y en 1791 se le conocía como Rancho de China, de la jurisdicción del Valle de la Mata.
1765 Se efectúa el reparto de tierras del sargento mayor don Carlos Cantú en las que se hallaba el territorio de China.
Spouses
Marriage1679, Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, Mexico