Juan Lopez Vela and Maria Facunda Portales Caballero, 1840 Church Marriage in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

by Moises Garza

November 4, 2011

The following is the image and transcription of the marriage that took place in Inmaculada Concepcion Church in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico back in January 13, 1840 between Juan Lopez Vela and Maria Facunda Portales Caballero. The image does not indicate who their parents are. The image does indicate that the witnesses to the marriage were Marcos Flores and Jose Angel Yanez. Juan Lopez Vela and Maria Facunda Portales Caballero are my great-great-great-grandparents through my father’s paternal maternal side of the family.

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Transcription of the above Image:

N. 1 Enero del ano de 1840

Juan Lopes Soltero con Ma. (Maria) Facunda Portales

En esta Parroquia de la Villa de Mier a los trece dias del mes de Enero de mil ochocientos quarenta. Yo el Presvo. (Presvitero) Jo. (Jose) Rafael de linra. Cura into. (interino) de la Villa de Camargo. Y como encargado ausiliar este curato. haviendo presedido todas las diligencias que previerie el derecho amonestador en tres dias festivos inter misarum solemnia segun dispocicion del Santo Concilio tridentino que lo fueron los dias, veinte dos, veinte y sinco, y veinte y seisde Dbre (Diciembre) del ano de treinta y nueve. Y no haviendo Resultado impedimiento alguno pasadas mas de las veinte y cuatro horas despues de la ultima amonestacion Case y Vele infacie Ecclesiae a Juan Lopes Soltero con Ma. (Maria) Facunda Portales, fueron padrinos Marcos Flores y testigos al verlos casar y velar Jose Ango. (Angel) Yanez. Y para qe. (que) conste lo firme.

D. Je. (Jose) Luis G. Garcia

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Sources: FamilySearch

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