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In 1685, Pedro D’Asa, resident of Tacotan, was granted a sitio de ganado mayor con ocho caballerias de tierra, one league from Cuxpala, in the jurisdiction of Juchipila. The grant was contested by Cristobal Martinez Lozano de Lara, as it included some lands that his deceased father, Cristobal Lozano, had petition the court for, some 4 years previous. Lozano’s co-plaintiff in the suit was Juana Lopez Mercado, the widow & heir of Francisco Lozano de Lara, his deceased brother & co-heir, as well as executor of their father’s estate; she was represented by her father, Nicolas Lopez Mercado.

These Lozano’s had their casa de morada on the puesto called El Mesquital, in the jurisdiction of Juchipila. The elder Cristobal Lozano had died in Nochistlan, apparently some time between 1681 & 1685. According to the plaintiffs, they had in their possession land deeds and documents, some as old as 130 years, including a signed affidavit claiming that the documents regarding the lands in question were destroyed by fire (though in later pages, I believe the judges said the documents they presented went back no further than 60 years). On one page of this suit, Cristobal Martines Losano de Lara (as he signed his name) is called “Cristobal Losano de Montesuma.”

My question is: WHO ARE THEY??? What is their connection - if there is one - to Cristobal Martinez Lozano of Aguascalientes? And what is their connection to Moctezuma?

At first, from the given timeline, I thought the elder Cristobal Lozano might have been the son of Cristobal Martinez Lozano and Maria de Isla, of Aguascalientes; he could’ve owned lands in Juchipila, but, where would the “Lara” in his son’s surnames have come from? Cristobal Lozano de Isla was married to Mariana Gonzalez de Gardea, and as far as I know, she had no “Lara” in her ancestry. Plus, there is no record of these two having sons named Francisco and Cristobal. Another possibility is the older Cristobal Lozano was the son of Juan Lozano and Josepha Vasquez de Sandoval, baptized 5 Nov 1656 in Nochistlan, but he would’ve been too young to have a son of marrying age in 1685.

One thing I’ve noticed is that, representing Cristobal Martinez Lozano de Lara in this suit was Bartolome de Guzman y Santiesteban: this same Bartolome de Guzman y Santiesteban represented Juan Lozano de Gardea, when he expressed his wishes to ascend to higher orders on 26 Jan 1683. But for all I know, he was a solicitor from Guadalajara, and it is coincidental that he represented both parties.

Any thoughts?

Hope you’re all well!
Manny Díez Hermosillo

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Additional information that may help:

1.Juana, daughter of Cristóbal Lozano and doña María de Lara, was baptized in Aguascalientes on 26 May 1654. Her godparents were Jacinto Lozano and doña Ana de Lara. Source: "México, Aguascalientes, registros parroquiales, 1601-1962," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QQ9-TDZ?cc=1502404&wc=M6Q… : 6 October 2022), Aguascalientes > Asunción de María > Bautismos 1616-1662 > image 200 of 334; parroquias Católicas, Aguascalientes (Catholic Church parishes, Aguascalientes). 

2. Tomás López and María de la Rosa Lozano, 'vecinos de Aguascalientes en el puesto de Juiquinaqui' required a marriage dispensation (7 Feb 1721, Aguascalientes) for the impediment of 'cuarto gardo de consanguinidad'. The relationship from the 'dispensa':

1o grado: Jacinto Lozano hermano carnal de Cristóbal Lozano

2o grado: Ana Lozano prima hermana de José Lozano

3o grado: Tomás López casado con Juana de Soto primo segundo de Cristóbal Lozano casado con Juana Gómez

4o grado: Tomás López, pretenso; María de la Rosa Lozano, pretensa

Source: "México, Jalisco, registros parroquiales, 1590-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-6X9R-D?cc=1874591&wc=3J49-… : 28 June 2014), Guadalajara > Diócesis de Guadalajara > Matrimonios 1712-1721 > image 236 of 670; parroquias Católicas (Catholic Church parishes), Jalisco.

Saludos, Austin Pérez

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOW! Great work, Austin! And how scandalous! Juana hija de Xptoval Losano and Ma de Lara was baptized on May 26, and if you notice on the same page, baptized just 7 days before, on May 19, was Phelipa hija lexitima de Xptoval Losano y Mariana Gonsales, emphasis on the word “lexitima.” So Cristobal Lozano had a not-so secret 2nd family with someone named Maria de Lara!  

Joseph Lozano cc Petronila Macias

Regarding his son, Joseph Lozano, he married Petronila Macias aka Gonzalez de Gardea on 23 Feb 1666 in Teocaltiche. On most records, he’s categorized as mestizo; when a witness on 29 Oct 1695 for the dispensation of his daughter, Gertrudis Lozano, for her marriage to Diego Aguayo, he gave his age as about 52, placing his birth around 1643. My bet is he is not the son of Mariana Gonzalez de Gardea.

Regarding his daughter’s dispensa, it doesn’t name names, but only states that his father was primo hermano of the mother of the groom, Elvira Gonzalez Hidalgo, who was daughter of Juan Gonzalez Hidalgo cc Ynes Gonzalez Martinez, who herself was daughter of Francisco Gonzalez Martinez cc Magdalena de Lavezaris. Thus:

Cristobal Lozano-1-Francisco Gonzalez
Cristobal Lozano-2-Ynes Gonzalez
Joseph Lozano-3-Elvira Gonzalez
Gertrudis Lozano-4-Diego Aguayo

Another possible interpretation, if it turns out Maria de Isla is daughter of Benito de Isla:

Maria de Isla-1-Magdalena de Lavezaris
Cristobal Lozano-2-Ynes Gonzalez
Joseph Lozano-3-Elvira Gonzalez
Gertrudis Lozano-4-Diego Aguayo

And yet another:

Maria de Isla-1-Maria de Isla hija bastarda
Cristobal Lozano-2-Luisa de Isla
Joseph Lozano-3-Antonio Aguayo
Gertrudis Lozano-4-Diego Aguayo

(According to their marriage record, Antonio Aguayo and Elvira Gonzalez were dispensed - it says “de banas,” meaning they waived the banns, but they were at 3rd degree, since their grandmothers were half-sisters).
[Dispensa de Diego Aguyo cc Gertrudis Lozano:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-6K94-R5?i=118&wc=SSKT-MNL ]

Cristobal Lozano cc Juana Gomez

Cristobal Rodriguez aka Lozano married Juana Gomez aka Fuentes on 8 Jul 1687 in Teocaltiche; his parents aren’t named, but she was daughter of Marcos Gomez Portugal and Maria de Fuentes. Now, Joseph Lozano cc Petronila Macias DID have a son named Cristobal, but he was baptized 20 Apr 1681, and he married Maria de Rubalcava Mendoza in 1704. Seeing how Joseph and Petronila married in 1666, my bet is, Cristobal Rodriguez aka Lozano was natural, born before they married, and likely to another woman, hence the “Rodriguez.”

Cristobal Lozano de Moctezuma

Now, besides connecting all of these dots between the supposed illegitimate issue of Cristobal Lozano de Isla, is the appearance of the “Moctezuma” surname among the descendants of Cristobal Lozano and Maria de Isla. The obvious relationship would be through Maria de Isla, and would suggest that she WAS the daughter of Benito de Isla and Juana Navarro, and that the latter WAS the daughter of Petronila. At the same time, this would disprove the hypothesis that Maria de Isla cc Cristobal Lozano was the same as Maria de Isla hija bastarda, since the latter was not Juana Navarro’s daughter (and therefore not a Moctezuma). And if that were the case, Diego Aguayo and Gertrudis Lozano would have been at 3rd degree consanguinity, rather than 4th.

So many puzzle pieces ….

Great work, Austin!

Abrazos,
Manny Díez Hermosillo
 

The dispensa of Jose Joaquin Delgado cc Nepomucena de Parga, dated 2 Jun 1779, establishes that Joseph Lozano cc Petronila Macias was the son of Cristobal Lozano, and brother of Juan Lozano de Gardea clerigo presbitero, who fathered a natural daughter named Tomasa Lozano cc Nicolas Delgado. A family tree is provided on image 613 showing the following:

Christoval
Juan Lozano -1-Jose Lozano
Thomasa Lozano-2-Juan Antonio Lozano 
Manuel Delgado-3-Ma Socorro Lozano 
Jose Joachin Delgado-4-Juana Nepomucena Parga

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-6VCZ-G?i=608&wc=125127…

Saludos,
Manny Díez Hermosillo

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