The Descendents of Don Miguel de Gortari

Compiled by John D. Inclan

Generation No. 1

1. MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI was born Abt. 1725 in Castile, Spain, and died 05 Oct 1778 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married (1) MARIA-APOLONIA TRAVIESO-CURBELO Abt. 1763 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, daughter of VICENTE TRAVIESO-ALVAREZ and MARIA CURBELO-UMPIERRE. She died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married (2) MARIA-ISABEL CASTRO-HERNANDEZ Aft. 1776 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, daughter of MIGUEL DE CASTRO-VALDEZ and MARIA HERNANDEZ. She was born 1738, and died 23 Aug 1799 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for MIGUEL DE GORTARI:

In 1767, he served as the alcalde of San Atonio.

Marriage source from the book Tejano Origins in Eightreen-Century San Antonio, edited by Gerald E. Poyo and Gilberto M. Hinojosa.

Children of MIGUEL DE GORTARI and MARIA-APOLONIA TRAVIESO-CURBELO are:

2. i. IGNACIO-MIGUEL2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 07 Jul 1764, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Bef. 1830, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

ii. JOSE ASSICLO GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 25 Nov 1766, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

3. iii. JOSE-ALEJANDO GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 20 Mar 1768, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Aft. 1830, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

iv. MARIA-ANTONIA-GERTRUDIS GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 05 Sep 1769, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. (1) VICENTE DE LA ACUERTE; m. (2) JOSE MIRELES-HERNANDEZ, 07 Nov 1799, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

4. v. VICENTE-CORNELIO GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 27 Sep 1772, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Aft. 1830, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

vi. MARIANO DE LA CONCEPCION GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 01 Apr 1775, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

vii. MICHAELA-FRANCISCA GORTARI-TRAVIESO, b. 03 Oct 1776, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Generation No. 2

2. IGNACIO-MIGUEL2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO (MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) was born 07 Jul 1764 in San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Bef. 1830 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married MARIA-CONCEPCION DE CHARLE, daughter of PEDRO-CARLOS DE ANGELO and MARIA DE ESTRADA. She was born 1781 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Aft. 1830.

Notes for MARIA-CONCEPCION DE CHARLE:

She is listed as a widowed on the 1830 Census, Barrio de Valero, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White. Page 79.

Children of IGNACIO-MIGUEL GORTARI-TRAVIESO and MARIA-CONCEPCION DE CHARLE are:

5. i. MIGUEL3 GORTARI-CHARLES, d. Jun 1843.

6. ii. MARIA-DE-LOS-SANTOS GORTARI-CHARLE, b. 1802, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Aft. 1830.

iii. ELIGIO GORTARI-CHARLES, b. 1798, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARIA-JOSEFA COURBIERE-DURAN, 22 Nov 1823, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 1796, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for ELIGIO GORTARI-CHARLES:

He is listed on the 1830 Census of San Antonio, Texas

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White.

Notes for MARIA-JOSEFA COURBIERE-DURAN:

She is listed on the 1830 Census of San Antonio, Texas

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White.

iv. TORIBIO GORTARI-CHARLES, d. San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARIA-FRANCISCA-VICENTA COURBIERE-FLORES; b. 26 Apr 1814, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

3. JOSE-ALEJANDO2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO (MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) was born 20 Mar 1768 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Aft. 1830 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married MARIA-ANTONIA-JOSEFA-EULALIA GRANADOS-CASTRO 04 Feb 1793 in San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, daughter of JUAN GRANADOS-BETHENCOURT and MARIA-ISABEL CASTRO-HERNANDEZ. She was born 25 Oct 1773 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died 19 Jul 1796 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for JOSE-ALEJANDO GORTARI-TRAVIESO:

He is listed as a widower on the 1830, Barrio de Valero, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White. Page 79.

Child of JOSE-ALEJANDO GORTARI-TRAVIESO and MARIA-ANTONIA-JOSEFA-EULALIA GRANADOS-CASTRO is:

7. i. MARIA-ISABEL3 GORTARI-GRANADOS.

4. VICENTE-CORNELIO2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO (MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) was born 27 Sep 1772 in San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Aft. 1830 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married MARIA DE ESTRADA-Y-CASTRO 09 May 1803 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, daughter of IGNACIO ESTRADA-SAENZ and ANTONIA CASTRO-HERNANDEZ. She was born Abt. 1770, and died Aft. 1830 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for VICENTE-CORNELIO GORTARI-TRAVIESO:

He is listed on the 1830 Census, Barrio de Valero, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White. Page 79.

Notes for MARIA DE ESTRADA-Y-CASTRO:

She is listed on the 1830 Census, Barrio de Valero, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White. Page 79.

Child of VICENTE-CORNELIO GORTARI-TRAVIESO and MARIA DE ESTRADA-Y-CASTRO is:

8. i. FERNANDO3 GORTARI-ESTRADA, b. San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Generation No. 3

5. MIGUEL3 GORTARI-CHARLES (IGNACIO-MIGUEL2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO, MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) died Jun 1843. He married MARIA-CANDELARIA DE-LA-GARZA-RIVAS 24 Jan 1822 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, daughter of JOSE-ANTONIO DE-LA-GARZA-MARTINEZ and MARIA-GERTRUDIS-DE-JESUS RIVAS-DE-LOS-SANTOS-COY.

Children of MIGUEL GORTARI-CHARLES and MARIA-CANDELARIA DE-LA-GARZA-RIVAS are:

i. ELIGIO4 GORTARI-DE-LA-GARZA.

ii. MARIA-URSULA-CECILIA GORTARI-DE-LA-GARZA, b. 1822, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. JOSE-MIGUEL-CRISTOL ARCINIEGA-LOSOYA, 16 Mar 1841, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 1826, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Marriage Notes for MARIA-URSULA-CECILIA GORTARI-DE-LA-GARZA and JOSE-MIGUEL-CRISTOL ARCINIEGA-LOSOYA:

Marriage source:From the book, Marriages of Bexar County Texas, Book A-D2 1837-Oct 22, 1866. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. Bexar County Courthouse Record, Vol. A Page 33.

6. MARIA-DE-LOS-SANTOS3 GORTARI-CHARLE (IGNACIO-MIGUEL2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO, MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) was born 1802 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died Aft. 1830. She married (1) GAVINO MENCHACA. She married (2) JOSE-PEDRO-DE-JESUS CANTU-GONZALEZ 21 Oct 1815 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of NICOLAS CANTU and MARIA-ISABEL GONZALEZ-DE-LA-GARZA. He was born 1787 in Monterrey, and died Aft. 1830.

Notes for JOSE-PEDRO-DE-JESUS CANTU-GONZALEZ:

Historical figure in the Texas revolution against Spanish rule.

Source:Mil Familias III by Rodolfo Gonzalez de la Garza. Page 463.

He and his family are listed on the 1830 Texas census, Barrio de Valero, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Source:1830 Citizens of Texas by Gifford E. White. Page 79.

Children of MARIA-DE-LOS-SANTOS GORTARI-CHARLE and JOSE-PEDRO-DE-JESUS CANTU-GONZALEZ are:

i. MARIA-DE-JESUS4 CANTU-GORTARI, b. 16 Jan 1815, San Fernando Catholic Church, San Antonio, Texas.

ii. MARIA-LUCIA CANTU-GORTARI, b. 16 Dec 1818, San Fernando Catholic Church, San Antonio, Texas; m. NICOLAS DE-LOS-SANTOS-MARTINEZ, 23 Jun 1842, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

iii. JOSE-MIGUEL-FELIPE CANTU-GORTARI, b. 29 Aug 1821, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARIA-GERTRUDIS NAVARRO-CERVANTES, 26 Jul 1841, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 1813.

iv. JOSE-DE-JESUS CANTU-GORTARI, b. 30 Oct 1824, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARIA-TERESA-DE-JESUS VERAMENDI-NAVARRO, 26 Aug 1846, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 26 Jun 1830, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Marriage Notes for JOSE-DE-JESUS CANTU-GORTARI and MARIA-TERESA-DE-JESUS VERAMENDI-NAVARRO:

Marriage Source:Bexar County Courthouse Record, Vol. A Page 102.

v. VICENTE CANTU-GORTARI, b. 20 Jan 1828, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. MARIA-DE-JESUS CARVAJAL, 23 Jul 1854, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 1835.

vi. JUAN-ANTONIO CANTU-GORTARI, b. 21 Jun 1833, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

7. MARIA-ISABEL3 GORTARI-GRANADOS (JOSE-ALEJANDO2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO, MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) She married JOSE HERNANDEZ-DE-LA-PENA 24 Apr 1819 in San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of TRINIDAD HERNANDEZ and ANA-MARIA DE-LA-PENA. He was born Nov 1795 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Child of MARIA-ISABEL GORTARI-GRANADOS and JOSE HERNANDEZ-DE-LA-PENA is:

i. RICARDO4 HERNANDEZ-GORTARI, b. Abt. 1820, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. 21 Jan 1903, Losoya, Bexar County, Texas; m. (1) MARIA-IGNACIA-EVARISTA-DEL-CARMEN DE-LAS-CASAS; b. 30 Oct 1822, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. 14 Apr 1857, Losoya, Bexar County, Texas; m. (2) LUZ BENAVIDES; b. New Orleans, Louisiana.

8. FERNANDO3 GORTARI-ESTRADA (VICENTE-CORNELIO2 GORTARI-TRAVIESO, MIGUEL1 DE GORTARI) was born in San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He married JULIANA XIMENEZ. She died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Children of FERNANDO GORTARI-ESTRADA and JULIANA XIMENEZ are:

i. ANTONIO4 GORTARI-XIMENES, b. 1830; d. Aft. 1850, Bexar County, Texas; m. CANDELARIA DELGADO, 23 Dec 1852, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. 1830; d. Aft. 1880, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for ANTONIO GORTARI-XIMENES:

He and his wife are listed on the 1880 USA census, Bexar County, Texas.

Surname listed as GOTAREA

Marriage Notes for ANTONIO GORTARI-XIMENES and CANDELARIA DELGADO:

Marriage Source:Bexar County Courthouse Record, Vol. C Page 43.

ii. BLAS GORTARI-XIMENES, m. MARIANA-MARTA SEGUIN-RODRIGUEZ, 19 Oct 1869, Graytown, Wilson County, Texas; b. 03 Aug 1848, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

iii. FELIX GORTARI-XIMENES.

iv. MANUEL GORTARI-XIMENES, b. San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; m. JOSEFA-EVA CURBELO, 08 Oct 1860, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; b. San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Marriage Notes for MANUEL GORTARI-XIMENES and JOSEFA-EVA CURBELO:

Marriage Source:Bexar County Courthouse Record, Vol. D2 Page 241.

v. MARGARITA GORTARI-XIMENES, m. JOSE-MARIA SAUCEDO.

vi. NIEVES GORTARI-XIMENEZ, b. 1848; d. Aft. 1880, Wilson County, Texas; m. MARIA-MARIQUITA TARIN-SEGUIN, 23 Nov 1871, Graytown, Wilson County, Texas; b. 14 Aug 1850, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Aft. 1880, Wilson County, Texas.

Notes for NIEVES GORTARI-XIMENEZ:

He and his wife are listed on the 1880 USA census, Precinct 8, Wilson County, Texas.

vii. JOSE-IGNACIO GORTARI-XIMENES, b. 22 Sep 1849, San Fernando Chuurch, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

viii. FEDERICO GORTARI-XIMENEZ, b. 1847, Texas; d. Aft. 1880; m. MARIA-ANTONIA-JOAQUINA TARIN-SEGUIN, 03 Apr 1876, La Capilla de Santiago, Graytown, Wilson County, Texas; b. 27 Apr 1852, San Fernando, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. 25 Sep 1878, Graytown, Wilson County, Texas.

Notes for FEDERICO GORTARI-XIMENEZ:

He is listed as a widower on the 1880 USA census, Bexar County, Texas.

Surname listed as GOTARIES.

Note:The Gortari family would reach to the pinnacle of Mexican power when in 1988, a descendent, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, a Harvard graduate, was elected the president of Mexico.

ix. MACEDONIO GORTARI-XIMENEZ, b. 1855; d. Aft. 1880, Bexar County, Texas; m. CARLOTA TARIN-SEGUIN, 20 Jan 1877, Graytown, Wilson County, Texas; b. 1856, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. Aft. 1880, Bexar County, Texas.

Notes for MACEDONIO GORTARI-XIMENEZ:

He and his family are listed on the 1880 USA census, Bexar County, Texas.

Surname listed as GORTARIE.

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