Capitán Diego de Villarreal

Capt. Diego de VILLARREAL432,895 was born in 1601.895 He died in 1672 at the age of 71.895

Spouse: Beatriz de las CASAS. Beatriz de las CASAS and Capt. Diego de VILLARREAL896 were married. Children were: Sgt. Major Diego de VILLARREAL, Capt. Juan Bautista de VILLARREAL, Capt. Bernabe de VILLARREAL, Capt. Juan de VILLARREAL, Francisco de VILLARREAL, Capt. Cristobal de VILLARREAL, Luisa de VILLARREAL (aka Luisa de las Casas).

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Cavazos Garza, Israel. Catálogo y Síntesis de los Protocolos del Archivo Municipal de Monterrey 1599-1700, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, 1966, page 265, #757 [XVI, exp. 53, fol. 37]. ... This protolocolo deals with an inheritance sale and cites Diego Fernández de Montemayor's wife Juliana de las Casas, her sister Beatriz de las Casas, her sister's husband Captain Diego Villarreal, as well as Juliana's parents Captain Bernabé de las Casas and his wife Beatriz Navarro. It is dated March 8, 1654.

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Diego de Villarreal ( 1602 - 1672 )

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View Tree for Diego de VillarrealDiego de Villarreal (b. 1601, d. 1672) Diego de Villarreal (son of Francisco Villarreal and Areyzeta) was born1601 in San Miguel el Grande Guanajuato, and died 1672.He married Beatriz de Las Casas Navarro on Abt. 1626 in Monterrey, Mexico, daughter ofBernabe de Las Casas and Beatriz Navarro. Includes NotesNotes for Diego de Villarreal: He had the title of Captain.Served under Governor Martin de Zavala as war Captain (Alferez).His family settled in Saltillo. Source: Saltillo Tomo II Guillermo Garmendia Leal Origin de los Fundadores Texas, Nuevo Mexico, Coahuila y Nuevo Leon Page 35. More About Capitan Diego de Villarreal: 1590 also listed as birth date 1.1625, Settled Saltillo.Came with Governor Zavala 2.Owned and discovered silver mines in various cities 3.1686, Sons Cristobal and Francisco went wit Alonso de Leon to Nueces River in Texas looking for La Salle settlement. 4.1st Procurador General of Cerralvo 5.Born in 1601, in San Miguel el Grande (de Allende), Guanajuato. 6.It is believed that he was the son of Francisco Villarreal, who was aresident of the town of Saltillo. 7.Entered Nuevo Leon January 06, 1626. 8.The parish priest of Saltillo once complained to the inquisition about Don Diego whom he described as riding a horse, wearing silk clothing and jewelry even though those priveleges were denied by law to a descendant of parents who had been converted from Judaism to catholicism as adults. 9.Diego was recorded as a witness in Nuevo Leon in 1613. 10.In 1625 he was a Lieutenant in charge of troops and dedicated himself to mining. 11.In a later declaration he stated that he took the job of Lieutenant when Governor Zavala took over in 1626. 12.Diego patrolled the frontier out of Monterrey and Cerralvo as part of a Compaania Volante (Flying Squadron).He was later named Captain. 13.He founded the Hacienda de Minas de la Magdalena en el Real de las Salinas, in 1627, whereby giving birth to the actual Villa de Abasolo. 14.He was head of the first town council of Cerralvo in 1638. 15.He was elected Mayor of Cerralvo in 1644. 16.In 1645 he was also named Chief Justice "del nuevo descubrimiento del Real de Limpia Concepcion y minas de la Caldera". 17.In 1647 he was accused by Francisco Baez Benavides of (Entropecer las Labores Mineras) and of mistreating the Indians. 18.He participated in the war against the Orames (Indians) which invaded Coahuila. 19.In May of 1654 he made a request for a land grant from the king. 20.Diego purchased from his sister-in -law Juliana the mines el puesto de Chipinque he is known as having founded the town of El Carmen, NuevoLeon.This was located in the Valle of Salinas. 21.Asistio a diversas campanas de pacificacion con el Grado de Capitan.Por comision del Gobernador Martin de Zavala, hizo en 1634 diversas jornadas a Coahuila a capturar Indios y a castigar a los Espanoles que entraban a Saltillo a sacarlo. 22.Alcalde Mayor de Almaden, hoy Monclova en 1644 (This is a contriciction* to information previously stated in #15 where I found it to say Cerralvo not Almaden). Such important positions would indicate that he was already a man of standing when Zavala arrived.He became one of the most affluent and powerful men of the Realm of Nuevo Leon, just a step below Bernabe de las Casas (His Father In Law) and Blas de la Garza. However he was younger than Don Bernabe and had no large financial backing when he came in, so he came to bloom a little later than they did.Diego Married Beatriz de las Casas Navarro, daughter of Don Bernabe, by these means and coupled with his own considerable ability he got his backing in 1654.For many years he had holdings in the Valley of the Salinas, Diego operated a silver mine "for the benefit of the King and himself."In May of 1654 he made a request for a grant.The holdings he had previously could have been from the estate of Don Bernabe, but he must have had some capital of this own when he came into Nuevo Leon.Diego purchased from his sister in law, Juliana the mines el puesto de Chipinque he is known as having founded the town of El Carmen, Nuevo Leon.This was locateed in the Valle of Salinas.He maintained , at his own expense, a force of men whose job it was to protect hisholdings and those of his neighbors.The men were always ready, with horses saddled and their gear in place so they could respond quickly.He was always ready to help others as demonstrated by his support of Maria Cantu and her orphan children after she was driven out of the Rio Blanco country by the Indians at the death of her Husband Don Diego de Hinojosa. Una de las hijas de Bernabe de las Casas, dona Beatriz, tuvo como dote,al casarse con don Diego de Villarreal, quien habiallegado en 1608 procedente de San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato, la Hacienda La Eguia.Ahi, don Diego Villarreal, considerado como una de las figuras prominentes de su epoca y uno de los mas destacados pobladores del municipio, levanto una productiva hacienda de beneficio de metales, principalmente plata. Diego de Villarreal "Militar-Poblador.-cacio probablemente en San Miguel El Grande, Guanajuato, en 1601.Hacia 1625 entro al Nuevo Reyno de Leon, dedicandose a la mineria.Asistio a diversas campanas de pacificacion con el Grado de Capitan.Por comision del Gobernador Martin de Zavala, hizo en 1634 diversas jornadas a Coahuila a capturar Indios y a castigar a los Epanoles queentraban a Saltillo a sacarlo.Alcalde Mayor de Almaden, hoy Monclova en 1644.Casado con Dona Beatrez de las Casas poblo a Hacienda de Minas de la Magdalena en el Real de Salinas hacia 1627, dando origen a la actual Villa de Abasolo.Procrearon 6 hijos: Diego, Juan Bautista Chapa, Bernabe, Juan, Francisco, y Cristobal. The following may not be Significant to this Diego because I have not found any documentation to link them together. Vela - Jorge Vela arrived in Mexico in 1531 from Solana, Ciudad Real.Hewas a Conquistador of the Valley of Santiago and had been awarded tributes of land in the land of the Chichimecas.He was on Mexican records in 1547. Parents: Domingo Vela and Mari Fernandez.Juan Vela arrived in 1539 from Medellin, Badajoz.he was a Conquistador of the Yucatan in 1541.Parents: Rodrigo Vela and Catalina Rodriguez.He married Juana de Aguirre who was the daughter of Diego de Villarreal a Conquistador of Chiapas. More About Diego de Villarreal: Burial: Cathedral in Monterrey. Education: First Procurador General of Cerralvo in 1643. Military service: Capitan. Religion: Catholic. More About Diego de Villarreal and Beatriz de Las Casas Navarro: Marriage: Abt. 1626, Monterrey, Mexico. Children of Diego de Villarreal and Beatriz de Las Casas Navarro are: +Luisa Villarreal de Las Casas, d. 1692. Luisa de las Casas. Jose de las Casas. Juan Bautista de las Casas, b. 1631. Bernabe de las Casas, b. 1634. Diego de las Casas, b. Abt. 1637. Juan de las Casas, b. 1643. Cristobal de las Casas, b. 1649. Francisco de las Casas, b. 1653.

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Members of the 1598 "Oñate Entrada" into New Mexico. The family madetheir home in Monterrey.