This is the December 17, 1548 passenger list entry for Diego de Montemayor, the founder of Monterrey. At the time the port of Sevilla, Spain was bustling with activity as ships came and left.
The record states that he is from Malaga and the son of Juan de Montemayor and Mayor Hernandez. It also states that he is going to New Spain with his wife Ines Rodriguez (1).
The motivations for Diego and Ines to travel to New Spain are unknown. Maybe they heard tales of the New World’s riches—gold, fertile lands, and endless opportunities. They were probably filled with hope for a better future.
The voyage is treacherous: storms, and disease, and worry probably tested their resolve.
We can only assume that they arrived safely in New Spain. Years later we find them in Mexico city by 1553, since on that year they baptized their daughter Maria (4).
By 1560 Ines had already died and Diego had a child with Maria de Esquivel. We can only assume that they were married but no marriage record has been discovered. The name of the child was Diego, just like the father (2).
Elvira is stimated to have died prior to 1571 since on that year it is estimated that Diego had a daughter with Juana Porcayo de la Cerda. This daughter was Estefania de Montemayor (3).
In 1596 we find Diego, his children, and grandchildren settling what was one day to become Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Their names are scattered among the many documents found in the municipal archives of Monterrey.
In the Las Villas del Norte Database for Northeastern Mexico we have documented 85,887 descendants of his and his three wives. You can learn more about the database here: https://lasvillasdelnorte.com/database/
The above image is the passenger list entry found in the book by Cristobal Bermudes Plata, "Catalogo de Pasajeros A Indias Volumen III (1539-1559)" Pg. 109.
I searched for the original document on the Portal de Archivos Españoles but could nto locate it.
Transcription of the Above Image:
"1736. - Diego de Montemayor, vecino de Malaga, hijo de Juan de Montemayor y de Mayor Hernandez, a Nueva España. Lleva consigo a Ines Rodriguez, su mujer. - 17 Diciembre. 5217 A-num. 4"
Note: The year listed on the page is 1548.
If you are also a descendant of Diego de Montemayor, make sure to let me know in the comments area below.
Books That May Interest You
Monterrey: The Founding Families and Their Descendants
Montemayor: Last Names of Nuevo Leon
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Sources:
1. Cristobal Bermudes Plata, Catalogo de Pasajeros A Indias Volumen III (1539-1559) (Sevilla, Imprenta de la Gavidia, 1946), Pg. 109.
2. Israel Cavazos Garza, Catalogo Y Sintesis de los Protocolos del Archivo Municipal de Monterrey 1599-1700, Pg. 7 #17.
3. Maria Elena Santoscoy Flores, Aquellos Primeros Saltillenses (Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, Revista Coahuilense de Historia del Colegio Coahuilense de Investigaciones Historicas, 1997), Pg. 94.
4. "México, Distrito Federal, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1514-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3W-W9C8-J?cc=1615259 : 15 December 2021), > image 1 of 1; parroquias Católicas, Distrito Federal (Catholic Church parishes, Distrito Federal).
I am a descendant.
Thanks for letting me know.
Hi Primo I’m related to Diego de Montemayor thru his last wife & Estefania is my 9th GGG ,
Thanks for all your hard work ❤️❤️
Thnaks for letting me know.
Primo Moisés.. I am a descendant of Diego de Montemayor via his ggranddauther Antonia Rodriguez who married my asturian ancestor Lorenzo Suarez de Longoria II…later their descendant Captain Diego Longoria married Ma Clara Chapa , granddaughter of Juan Bautista Chapa ( Schiapapatria) from Italy.. their three Donn’s: Matias, Pedro and Vicente received land grants on Texas soil in 1767.. nine years before the American Revolution 1776… first vaqueros in area… I am direct descendant of Matias Longoria. Blessings
If my research is correct, my wife, Celia Irene (Lecea) Gumaer, is a descendant of Diego de Montemayor and his third wife, Juana Porcallo de la Cerda.
I received a family tree document from Crispin Rendon of my family on my maternal side that went back 18 generations. Listed in the 15th generation was Diego Montemayor. It seems I am one of the 85,887 descendants of his.
Hello, I am a descendant through his Second wife Elvira and son, Diego II.
I am a descendant.
Diego Hernández de Montemayor 'El Tesorero de Luis de Carvajal' had three wives:
1st: Inés Rodríguez by whom he had Inés Rodríguez (wife of Baltazar de Sosa) and Maria Rodríguez (who, without proof, I suspect to be the wife of Juan Navarro–founder of Saltillo).
2nd María de Oribe y Esquivel by whom he had Diego de Montemayor 'El Mozo' who succeeded him as 'gobernador' of El Nuevo Reino de León. 'El Mozo' is the husband of Elvira de Rentería.
NOTE: On page 7 of El Nuevo Reino de León y Monterrey (1598-1705) by Israel Cavazos Garza the following is found: "[70] Exp. 42" [See 'Will' gives parents & spouse]-xrs
3rd Juana de la Cerda y Sotomayor by whom he had Estefania de Montemayor, wife of Alberto del Canto
The following information in this post is needing correction:
"By 1560 Ines had already died and Diego had a child with Elvira de Renteria Fernandez. We can only assume that they were married but no marriage record has been discovered. The name of the child was Diego, just like the father (2).
Elvira is stimated to have died prior to 1571 since on that year it is estimated that Diego had a daughter with Juana Porcayo de la Cerda. This daughter was Estefania de Montemayor (3)."
You state "By 1560 Ines had already died and Diego had a child with Elvira de Renteria Fernandez. … The name of the child was Diego, just like the father (2)."
I believe this is incorrect.
Elvira de Renteria is the wife of Diego (el Mozo) Montemayor and not the second wife of Diego (the father). His second wife and mother of Diego (el Mozo) was Maria de Esquivel.
This is what is mentioned in the 1961 Will (Testamento) of Diego el Mozo:
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Testamento de Diego de Montemayor, hijo legítimo del Gobernador Diego de Montemayor y de doña María de Esquivel, vecino de esta Ciudad, otorgado "… por estar de camino para fuera de este Reino, a negocios con Su Majestad y con Su Excelencia, convenientes a este Reino, de donde al presente tengo a cargo el administración e gobierno dél, por el gobernador Diego de Montemayor …" Declara ser casado "… con mi amada doña Elvira de Rentería, hija legítima de mis señores Juan Fernández de Castro e doña Mayor de Rentería …" Dispone ser enterrado "… en la iglesia mayor de esta ciudad … o en otra parte que sea, do estuvieren fundadas iglesias de Nuestra Señora …" Sus bienes los deja, por tercias partes, una para Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y de su Sagrada Madre …" otra para su esposa, y la tercera para que se funde una capellanía. Señala por sus bienes once y media caballerías de tierra entre los dos ríos, el de los ojos y río de Santa Lucía, y el de la Silla, dos de las cuales tiene dadas "… a Juanico, por haber nacido en casa y recibido buenas obras …" Otros sitios en el Potrero y Bocas de Santiago. Menciona algunos ganados mayores. Deja a Juan Fernández de Castro, su cuñado "… por haberme ayudado y criádose en casa y en mi compañía, y por su virtud", cuatro caballerás de tierra en el río de San Antonio, y otras en el de San Juan, a seis leguas de esta población por el camino de la Huasteca; más dos rancherías, la del cacique borrado Capaquin, y la del cuatae Bocatoayan, con su gente. Deja un mil pesos para sus demás cuñados. Albaceas doña Elvira, su esposa, el beneficiado Baldo Cortés, y el capitán Alonso López de Baena y Antonio de Leiva "mis hermarnos".
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EL DOCUMENTO CARECE DE LA HOJA U HOJAS FINALES
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Source: Archivo Histórico de Monterrey
http://www.monterrey.gob.mx/oficial/AHM/AHM.html
Yo state:
"We can only assume that they arrived safely in New Spain. Years later we find them in Mexico city by 1553, since on that year they baptized their daughter Maria (4).
4. México, Distrito Federal, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1514-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3W-W9C8-J?cc=1615259 : 15 December 2021), > image 1 of 1; parroquias Católicas, Distrito Federal (Catholic Church parishes, Distrito Federal)."
This is very interesting. I did not have the information of this Maria daughter of his first wife.
I only had Ines as a child of that couple born in 1549 in Tampico (failed to record the source for that information). Presumable shortly after arriving.
Hi Moises,
Diego De Montemayor is my 12th Great Grandfather. Thank You for posting information on our ancestors.
Yes, he is my 12th great grandfather.
Hi Moises.
I have Diego de Montemayor’s second wife
As Maria de Esquivel
Not a Fernández Rentería
His first wife was Ines Rodriguez de Carvajal
Second. Maria de Esquivel
Third : Juana de la cerda y Porcayo
You are correct, I wrote the name of the son’s wife by mistake. Thanks for letting me know, I just fixed the article.