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The Canary Islands Descendants Association membership is open to "Direct" descendants of the original families who came to San Antonio from the Canary Islands on March 9th, 1731.
CIDA
Box 6153
San Antonio, TX. 78209-0153
On eleven o'clock on the morning of March 9th, 1731, sixteen families (56 people) from the Canary Islands arrived at the Presidio of San Antonio de Bejar in the Province of Texas. By royal decree of the King of Spain, they founded La Villa de San Fernando and established the first civil government in Texas.
First Family
Juan Leal Goraz, age 54. Son of Antonio and Maria Perez. From Lanzarote
Vicente Leal, age 18. Son of foregoing and Catherine Rodriguez, decd.
Bernardo Leal, age 13. Son of Juan Leal Goraz.
Second Family
Juan Curbelo, age 50. Son of Domingo Curbelo and Maria Martin Enriquez. From Lanzarote
Garcia Perdomo y Umpienes, age 46. Wife of Juan Curbelo, daughter of Marcos Perdomo y Umpienes and Maria Cabrera. From Lanzarote.
Joseph Curbelo, age 25. Son of Juan Curbelo. From Lanzarote.
Juan Francisco Curbelo, age 9. Son of Juan Curbelo. from Palma.
Maria Curbelo, age 13. Daughter of Juan Curbelo. From Lanzarote.
Third Family
Juan Leal Jr., age 30. Son of Juan Leal Goraz. Lanzarote.
Garcia de Acosta (Maria de Acosta), age 30. Wife of Juan Leal Jr. Teneriffe
Manuel Leal, age 12. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Lanzarote
Miguel Leal, age 10. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Fuerteventura
Domingo Leal, age 7. Son of Maria Juan Leal Jr. Palma
Pedro Leal, age 3 months. Son of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Havana, Cuba
Maria Leal, age 6. daughter of Maria and Juan Leal Jr. Fuerteventura.
Fourth Family
Antonio Santos, age 50. Son of Simon and Anna Rodriguez. Lanzarote.
Isabel Rodriguez, age 34. Wife of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Miguel Santos, age 17. Son of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Catharina Santos, age 12. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Maria Santos, age 7. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Josepha Santos, age 2. Daughter of Antonio Santos. Lanzarote.
Fifth Family
Joseph Padron, age 22 Palma
Maria Francisca Sanabria, age 22. Wife of Joseph Padron, daughter of Luis Sanabria y Francisca Lagarda. Lanzarote
Sixth Family
Manuel de Niz (also identified as Manuel de Nistrosa), age 50. Son of Juan and Andrea Mireles. Grand Canary
Sebastiana de la Pena, age 42. Wife of Manuel de Niz., daughter of Domingo de Leon and Gregoria Suarez de la Pena.
Seventh Family
Vicente Alvarez Travieso, age 25. Son of Juan Alvarez Travieso and Catharina Cayetano. Tenerife.
Maria Ana Curbelo, age 18. Wife of Vicente Alvarez Travieso. Daughter of Juan Curbelo and Gracia (sic) Perdomo Umpienes. Lanzarote.
Eighth Family
Salvador Rodriguez, age 42. Son of Francisco Rodriguez and Isabel de los Reyes. Lanzarote.
Maria Perez Cabrera, age 42. Wife of Salvador Rodriguez, daughter of Domingo and Maria Perez. Lanzarote.
Patricio Rodriguez, age 15. Lanzarote.
Ninth Family
Francisco (de) Arocha, age 27. Son of Simon de Arocha and Angela Francisca. Palma.
Juana Curbelo, age 14. Wife of Francisco (de) Arocha, daughter of Juan Curbelo and Garcia Perdomo de Umpienes. Lanzarote.
Tenth Family
Antonio Rodriguez, age 18. Son of Juan and Maria del Carmen. Grand Canary
Josefa de Niz, age 19. Wife of Antonio Rodriguez, daughter of Manuel de Niz and Sabastiana de la Pena. Grand Canary.
Eleventh Family
Joseph Leal, age 22. Son of Juan Leal Goras and Louisa Hernandez. Lanzarote
Ana Santos, age 15. Wife of Joseph Leal, daughter of Antonio Santos and Isabel Rodriguez. Lanzarote
Twelfth Family
Juan Delgado, age 19. Son of Luis Delgado and Maria Melean. Lanzarote.
Catharina Leal. 16 years old. Wife of Juan Delgado, daughter of Juan Leal and Lucia Hernandez. Lanzarote.
Thirteenth Family
Joseph Cabrera, age 15. Son of Manuel Cabrera and Maria Rodriguez. Lanzarote.
Marcos (de) Cabrera, age 6. Son of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.
Ana Cabrera, age 13. Daughter of Joseph Cabrera. Lanzarote.
Fourteenth Family
Maria Rodriguez-Robiana de Bethencourt, age 27, Daughter of Manuel and Paula Umpienes. Lanzarote.
Pedro Rodriguez Granadillo. age 13. Son of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Manuel Francisco Rodriguez (Granadillo), age 3. Son of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Josefa Rodriguez Granadillo, age 10. Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Paula Rodriguez Granadillo, (also known as Pabla Rodriguez), age 10 Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Maria Rodriguez Granadillo, age 5. Daughter of Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Lanzarote.
Juan de Acuna (Rodriguez Granadillo), age 1 month. Son on Juan Rodriguez and Maria Rodriguez-Provayna. Native of Cutitilan, Mexico.
Fifteenth Family
Mariana Meleano (also known as Maria Meleano), age 30. Daughter of Francisco and Ynes de Hoyos. Lanzarote.
Francisco Delgado age 16. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano.
Lanzarote. Domingo Delgado age 2. Son of Lucas and Mariana Meleano. Lanzarote.
Leonor Delgado age 4. Daughter of Lucas and Mariana Meleano. Lanzarote.
Sixteenth Family. Four single men.
Phelipe Perez age 20. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Joseph Antonio Perez age 19. Son of Domingo and Maria Granados. Tenerife.
Martin Lorenzo de Armas, age 20. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles. Canary Islands.
Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas, age 22. Son of Roque and Teresa de Aviles. Canary Islands.