This is the August 15, 1701 marriage of Blas de la Garza and Angela Mendez Tovar who got married in what is nowadays Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Blas is my 10th great grandfather and Angela is his second wife.
Prior to marrying Angela he was married to Margarita Lopez Prieto the daughter of Nicolas Lopez Prieto and Maria de Ayala.
The parents of Blas are Juan de la Garza Falcon and Margarita de Montemayor. The parents of Angela are Joseph Mendez Tovar and Leonor Gonzalez Hidalgo.
Below is the transcription of the above image. It is hard to read but it was still possible to transcribe it.
Transcription of Above Image
R Alferez Blas
de la Garza esp
pañol con D.
Angela Mendez
española
En quince dias del mes de Agosto de setecientos
y unas. case y vele al Alferez Blas de la Garza vi
udo q fue de Margarita Prieto. Con d. Angela Men
dez thobar. viuda q fue del alferez Pedro Garcia dabi
la fueron testigos al berlos casar el sar
gto. ml. D. Antto. Lopez de Villegas, Ju. de la Garza
Andres Gonsalez i otros muchos, y para q conste lo
firme en dicho dia, mes y año.
Buenaventura
Mendez thobar
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If this couple is also one of your ancestors please let me know how you are related to them in the comments of this blog post.
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Sources:
- Jose Francisco Garza Carrillo, Matrimonios de la Catedral de Monterrey 1667 -1781 (Monterrey, N.L. Mexico, Self-Published, 2004), Pg. 50.
- "México, Nuevo León, registros parroquiales, 1667-1981," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS24-TY?cc=1473204&wc=3PML-VZS%3A45389701%2C45389702%2C46695301 : 21 May 2014), Monterrey > Catedral > Matrimonios 1667-1800 > image 68 of 732; Parroquias de la Iglesia Católica, Nuevo León (Catholic Church parishes, Nuevo León).
- Crispin D Rendon, Crispin D. Rendon - Ancestor Book for Moises Garza (3430 Bahia Place, Riverside, CA 92507, Crispin D Rendon, February 9, 2014), Personal Archives of Moises Garza, Pg. 215.
Yes my direct line
With different wife beatriz de la garza
Hi Moises! Blas De La Garza is a 10th great-uncle to my husband. Thank you for sharing.
Yes. From Margarita Lopez Prieto. Straight to Jose Maria Garza Benavidez my great great grandfather.
My 14th generation ancestors.
Capitán Blas De la Garza Montemayor is my 9th great-grandfather and his wife Angela Mendez is my 9th great-grandmother.