General Juan de Olivares

Juan de OLIVARES [60]

• was born in 1590 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain.
• He died on 20 October 1669 at the age of 79 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain. He was buried in Cathedral, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, New Spain.
• Parents: Diego de OLIVARES and ______ ______ (spouse of Diego de Olivares).
• Spouse: Juana de TREVIÑO. Juana de TREVIÑO and Juan de OLIVARES were married in 1625. Children were:
  • 1. Joseph de OLIVARES,
  • 2. Diego de OLIVARES,
  • 3. Blas de OLIVARES,
  • 4. Bartolome de OLIVARES,
  • 5. Alonso de OLIVARES,
  • 6. Beatrice OLIVARES de Treviño,
  • 7. Juana de OLIVARES,
  • 8. Anastacia de OLIVARES.

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General General Juan De Olivares (b. Abt. 1605, d. 20 Oct 1669)

General Juan De Olivares (son of Diego De Olivares and Maria Gonzalez)

• was born Abt. 1605 in Mexico City Mexico, and
• died 20 Oct 1669 in Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.
• He married Juana De Trevino on 1625 in Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • daughter of Joseph De Trevino and Sebastiana Garcia.

Juan De Olivares came to Nuevo Leon with Diego Rodriguez ABT 1618. He received a citation on June 7, 1624 from Diego Rodriguez for helping with the hostile indians in Cerralvo Mexico.

Juan De Olivares' ranch was named EL RANCHO DE SAN ANTONIO. It was located at Pescaria Chica Lake. He also had a Hacienda which he called Magdalena where he grew wheat.

When he became a soldier, he had no capital or influence, but he was a good soldier as witnessed by the citations he received during his service. He raised to the rank of General. He discovered mines and worked them profitably. He was granted his land by the then Governor Zavala in 1635. He built a dam and canals, but he accidently built it on his brother-in-law's (Alonso Trevino) land and as a result of a suit, lost the Dam and the canals on July 4, 1656. He did get water rights from lake Pescaria Chica to irrigate his wheat at his Hacienda Magdalena. He was the first man to grow wheat in the New World.

He died on October 20, 1669 and is buried in the catherdal grounds in Monterrey.He had a house in Monterrey which he gave to Juan Bautista Chapa who married Beatriz, his daughter.

Juana, his wife, died July 2, 1693

More About General Juan De Olivares and Juana De Trevino:

• Marriage: 1625, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.

Children of General Juan De Olivares and Juana De Trevino are:

• 1. +Joseph De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1626, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. Abt. 1675, Mier Mexico.
• 2. Diego De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1630, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. date unknown.
• 3. Blas De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1632, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. 12 Jun 1677, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.
• 4. +Juan De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1634, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. Abt. 1698, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.
• 5. +Bartolome De Olivares,
  • b. 1644, Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. Abt. 1715, Nuevo Leon Mexico.
• 6. Antonio De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1646, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. date unknown.
• 7. Juana De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1650, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. date unknown.
• 8. Anastacia De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1652, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. date unknown.
• 9. +Alonso De Olivares,
  • b. Abt. 1657, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. Abt. 1695, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.
• 10. +Beatriz Trevino De Olivares,
  • b. 1630, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico,
  • d. Abt. 1685, Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico.

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