Capitán Francisco Báez de Benavides López

1. CAPTAIN FRANCISCO2 BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-LOPEZ (GONZALO1 BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES)

• was born 1594 in Orotaba, Isle of Tenerife, Canary Islands, and
• died 1666 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• He married ISABEL MARTINEZ-GUAJARDO-NAVARRO Abt. September 1626,
  • daughter of JUAN-FRANCISCO MARTINEZ-GUAJARDO and URSULA-INES-CATARINA NAVARRO-RODRIGUEZ. She was born 1606, and
  • died July 25, 1693 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
    • Notes for CAPTAIN FRANCISCO BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-LOPEZ: In New Spain, he discovered the mines of Salinas and of San Nicolas de Tolentino.

In 1624, he held the post of Chief Constable of Monterrey. In 1626, he was alderman and a year later he held the position of councilman and procurator of Monterrey. In 1664, at 53 years of age, he was appointed mayor of Salinas Victoria by Governor Martin de Zavala.

Marriage Notes for FRANCISCO BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-LOPEZ and ISABEL MARTINEZ-GUAJARDO-NAVARRO: Source:The Conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of Monterrey, by David T. Raphael.

Children of FRANCISCO BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-LOPEZ and ISABEL MARTINEZ-GUAJARDO-NAVARRO are:

• 1. 2. i. LAZARO3 DE BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ.
• 2. ii. ANTONIA DE BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ,
  • m. DIEGO SAENZ, September 09, 1676, Sagrario Metro, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 3. iii. JOSE BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES,
  • m. MARIA-DE-JESUS BENAVIDES.
• 4. 3. iv. ANA-ISABEL MARTINEZ-GUAJARDO.
• 5. 4. v. MARIA DE BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ.
• 6. 5. vi. ANA-MARIA BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-MARTINEZ,
  • b. Abt. 1627; d. June 07, 1677, Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 7. 6. vii. CAPTAIN FRANCISCO BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ,
  • b. 1629, Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico;
  • d. July 1705, Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 8. 7. viii. LUISA DE BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ,
  • b. 1640, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico;
  • d. Bef. 1672, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 9. 8. ix. JUAN BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ,
  • b. 1645.
• 10. 9. x. BERNARDO BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES-Y-MARTINEZ,
  • b. 1650.
• 11. 10. xi. MARGARITA BAEZ-DE-BENAVIDES,
  • b. 1653, Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
• 12. 11. xii. LUISA DE BENAVIDES,
  • b. 1672. (sic: likely a death date, and probably the same as child no. 8 - mother was age 66 during this year).

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GEDCOM Note

In New Spain, he discovered the mines of Salinas and of San Nicolas de Tolentino.

In 1624, he held the post of Chief Constable of Monterrey. In 1626, he was alderman and a year later he held the position of councilman and procurator of Monterrey. In 1664, at 53 years of age, he was appointed mayor of Salinas Victoria by Governor Martin de Zavala.

The Conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of Monterrey, by David T. Raphael.

Christening 1594

 Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands Provinces, Spain

Discovery Mines of Salinas and San Nicolas de Tolentino

 Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Occupation Alcalde de Monterrey, Captain

Chief Constable of Monterrey. 1624

 Monterrey, Nuevo Reino de León, Virreinato de Nuevo Espana

Alderman of Monterrey. 1626

 Monterrey, Nuevo Reino de León, Virreinato de Nuevo Espana

Counselman and Procurator of Monterrey. 1627

 Monterrey, Nuevo Reino de León, Virreinato de Nuevo Espana

Mayor. 1664

 Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León, Mexico