Estimado Erik,

Hace algunos años publicaste un post sobre Hernán Flores y su ascendencia (o posible ascendencia). En alguna parte de tu publicación mencionas al linaje Flórez-Osorio y a los vizcondes de Quintanilla de Flórez.

En la primera mitad del siglo XVII vivió en celaya Diego Flórez de Robles Osorio, nacido en Valdepeñas alrededor de 1600, hijo de Francisco Flórez-Osorio y de doña Francisca de Cuéllar. No he podido encontrar información más allá de su lugar de nacimiento (bastante retirado de Quintanilla de Flórez) y los nombres de sus padres. He querido suponer que está relacionado con los ancestros del primer vizconde, pero no lo he podido probar. Parece ser que el primer señor de Quintanilla de Flórez fue el primero en apellidarse Flórez-Osorio, como hijo de Francisco Flórez García de Ríjoles y de doña Ana Osorio, señora de Cobrana Dentro de tus investigaciones ¿te has topado con algunos Flórez-Osorio que pudiesen haber marchado a Valdepeñas?

Diego es ancestro de muchas personas en la Nueva Galicia a través de su hija doña Ana Flórez de Bustos quien, en segundas nupcias, casó con don José de Quijas y Escalante, quien fuera alguacil mayor del Real y Minas de Sierra de Pinos y miembro de una de las familias más importantes de esa región en el siglo XVII.

Te estaré muy agradecido por cualquier luz que me puedas aportar al respecto.

Recibe un cordial saludo,

Héctor Félix Aizcorbe

Hello everyone,

I don't remember having seen before a post by ramon sanchez, made onTue, 2022-09-27, and a comment by Alex Mercado re the Vazquez del Mercado family, so I want to give a partial answer to their concerns.

For what I have studied, there are at least two branches of Vázquez de Mercado: One descending from Ginés, nephew of Bernardino Vázquez de Tapia, and  another one descending from doña Ana Vázquez de Mercado y Tapia (daughter of Pedro (II) Carrillo de Ávila and doña Sancha de Belmar -who, mistakenly, many people make a daughter of Bernardino Vázquez de Tapia, the conqueror), herself a great-granddaughter of Bernardino Vázquez de Tapia, married to Mateo de Río de Losa, many of whose descendants, male and female, bore the surname Vázquez de Mercado or, simply, Mercado. I know for sure some of doña Ana's descendants, and I have the feeling that some of the Vázquez de Mercado from Fresnillo are descendants of doña Ana, but I haven't been able to establish the exact connection. By the way, the name Ginés appears a few times in doña Ana's branch, being a somehow distant relative of Bernardino Vazquez te Tapia's nephew named Ginés Vázquez de Mercado.

Ramón, if you read this post. I would appreciatte if you could tell us something about the "Red Book" prepared by your  great-grandfather. It may give us some light on the development of the various Vazquez de Mercado (o del Mercado) families.

Best regards

Héctor Félix Aizcorbe

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Following the recent synthesis on researchers who have shaped colonial lineage historiography (A Compendium of Essential Genealogists and Historical Researchers of New Spain), and based on the interesting comments of our colleague Héctor Félix Aizcorbe, it is time we turn our attention to the physical and digital toolkit: the canonical reference works, published genealogical collections, and regional monographs that serve as our daily analytical baseline.

Whether investigating 16th-century lineages or 17th-century notary protocols, certain works remain indispensable.

I invite all members to reply with their most relied-upon books, using the suggested layout below.

For example:

1)Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia (10 Volumes) Author: Dr. Mariano González-Leal, Knight of the Royal Brotherhood of Infanzones de Illescas, Knight of the Noble Chapter of the Order of our Lady of Mercy (Orden de la Merced), Hidalgo de España, and a long etc. Scope & Significance: An exhaustive, multi-volume genealogical, historical, and demographic chronicle of early elite and landowning families in Los Altos de Jalisco and eastern Nueva Galicia. It connects 16th- and 17th-century settlers with their descent networks across the region, integrating parish extraction with deep socio-historical analysis. Best Used For: Tracing foundational Alteño lineages, verifying 17th-century family links, and understanding the social dynamics of land settlement in western New Spain.

How to Contribute:

To keep this compendium clean, searchable, and academically rigorous for all Nuestros Ranchos researchers, please format your replies using the following standard template:

1. Title & Author / Compiler: (Full book title and author/editor)
2. Scope: (e.g., Los Altos de Jalisco, 1600–1800 or Zacatecas Notary Records, 16th Century)
3. Primary Contribution/Best Used For: (What makes this work essential? Does it transcribe unedited records, index dispensations, or map specific family branches?)

Let's keep this alive and going.

Best regards,

Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez, Señor de Tejada.

Hola a todos, me llamo Miguel y soy originario de Aguascalientes. Adjunto el árbol genealógico de mi tatarabuelo. Como verán, él tiene vínculos con varias familias de Los Altos, aunque desciende principalmente de las familias Hernández-Gamiño y Ascensio de León. Él nació en Pénjamo, al igual que sus padres, pero sus cuatro abuelos eran de la zona de Arandas-Ayotlán. Irónicamente, aunque yo soy de Aguascalientes, esta rama de mi árbol genealógico llegó a través de la ruta Arandas-Pénjamo-Angamacutiro (donde nació mi papá).

Hello everyone, my name is Miguel and I am originally from Aguascalientes. I am attaching my great-great-grandfather's family tree. As you will see, he has ties to several families from Los Altos, although he descends primarily from the Hernández-Gamiño and Ascensio de León families. He was born in Pénjamo, as were his parents, but all four of his grandparents were from the Arandas-Ayotlán area. Ironically, even though I am from Aguascalientes, this branch of my family tree came via the Arandas-Pénjamo-Angamacutiro route (where my father was born).

Dear Colleagues:

I would like to share the abstract and link of my recent article for those interested in transcontinental history, genealogical ties (adding what I discovered about the Melgar, ancestors of the Reinoso of Boadilla de Rioseco), and the historical intersections between the Hispanic world and Japan. Below is the English summary of the monograph, which is also available in full on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/honor-diplomacia-y-memoria/page/n5/mode/1up (Spanish)

"The present article examines the long-standing and profound historical connection between the House of Reynoso and the Empire of Japan spanning four centuries (1589–2026). Through a rigorous genealogical, historiographical, and testimonial analysis, the work traces the roots of this Castilian lineage and its transcontinental evolution, structured around three key figures: Captain Francisco de Reynoso y San Pedro, who in the 17th century forged a distinguished mercantile alliance with the Japanese expatriate Luis de Encío under the strict confines of the sakoku; the diplomat H.E. Francisco de Reynoso y Mateo, witness to the Meiji Restoration and author of the celebrated chronicle En la corte del Mikado; and the author himself, Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez, Lord of Tejada, who consolidates the contemporary assimilation of the archipelago through academia, art trading, territorial roots on the mythical island of Awaji, and a profound spiritual communion. The monograph moves between the weight of hidalgo honor, the ethics of Bushidō, resilience in the face of adversity, and absolute respect for the civic and cultural order of the host nation."

I welcome any thoughts, questions, or collaborative insights from fellow researchers.

Best regards,

Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez

Dear colleagues,

I am sharing the following article, which may be of interest to you. It references a Mexico City notarial protocol mentioning Sebastián Hernández de Arellano, whose lineage I have previously examined: 

El origen de Toribio Hernández de Arellano: Análisis genealógico e hipótesis de adscripción filiativa de un genearca neogallego : Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Best regards,

Erik Reynoso

The study of genealogy within the historical framework of New Spain and modern Mexico represents a critical, specialized branch of Latin American historiography. Far from being a mere collection of ancestral lists, colonial Mexican genealogy serves as an essential lens through which scholars examine social stratification, economic structures, land distribution, and the transmission of political power from the early viceregal era through the nineteenth century. The research produced in this domain relies heavily on rigorous archival paleography, the critical analysis of notary protocols (protocolos notariales), ecclesiastical records, and inquisitorial proceedings, bridging family history with broader socio-economic and demographic realities.

To synthesize a truly comprehensive overview of this field, this compendium integrates a cross-model AI consensus, drawing upon comparative evaluations from Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT to evaluate figures based on archival discoveries, published monographs, and academic impact. The resulting compilation presents a multi-generational roster of key historians, master archivists, and contemporary specialists who have made foundational contributions to Hispanic and Hispanoamerican lineage research.

To establish a rigorous standard of evaluation, the people included herein have been assessed across five core criteria: systematic archival paleography, the publication of canonical reference works, peer recognition and institutional leadership within historic academies, the creation of modern digital infrastructure, and tangible diplomatic or cultural outcomes derived from genealogical evidence. Categorized chronologically and by area of specialization, this reference list serves as an authoritative guide for academic researchers, paleographers, and historians seeking to navigate the primary sources and historiographical legacy of New Spain.

Methodology & Evaluation Criteria

1. Archival Paleography & Primary Sources: Systematically transcribing and bringing previously unedited 16th- and 17th-century notary protocols (protocolos notariales), marriage dispensations, inquisitorial files, and civic records to light.
2. Monographic Publications: Authoring peer-reviewed, multi-volume, or definitive reference works that serve as canonical citations for regional colonial lineages.
3. Peer Recognition & Institutional Leadership: Holding founding or leadership roles in premier hispanic bodies or holding historic nobility titles and memberships in traditional and legitimate chivalric orders.
4. Historical Impact & Diplomatic Outcomes: Translating genealogical findings into broader cultural, civic, or diplomatic outcomes—including international municipal partnerships (hermanamientos) grounded in primary-source lineage research.
5. Methodological & Digital Infrastructure: Establishing public access databases, indexing projects, and methodological frameworks that enable large-scale primary-source verification across viceregal jurisdictions.

Note on Scope & Commercial Providers:

This compendium focuses exclusively on people who have made publicly accessible contributions to the historiography and archival literature of New Spain through published monographs, primary-source paleography, or infrastructure. Commercial genealogy services that do not comply with the aforementioned, citizenship firms, and platform-based lookup providers, even though active professional frameworks, including my own platform Genuspedia, play a vital role in the modern landscape, have been deliberately omitted. The purpose of this list is strictly historiographical: those whose published significant research, lineage discoveries, and archival breakthroughs serve as canonical foundations for the entire discipline.

Essential Authors and Specialists in Mexican Colonial Lineage Research

Foundational Pioneers & Institutional Founders

• Lic. José Ignacio Dávila Garibi (1888–1981)

  Legacy: Founder and long-time President of the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica (1943).

  Focus: Considered the patriarch of modern Mexican genealogy. He produced over 250 published works spanning regional history, indigenous and Spanish lineages, and the early ecclesiastical and administrative records of Nueva Galicia.

• Guillermo S. Fernández de Recas (1894–1965)

  Legacy: Master archivist at the Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) and author of landmark reference works including Aspirantes americanos a cargos del Santo Oficio (1956) and Mayorazgos de la Nueva España (1965).

  Focus: Inquisitorial genealogies, limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) trials, and entailments (mayorazgos). His systematic cataloging and paleographic extraction of AGN holdings remain foundational references for viceregal research.

• Jesus Amaya Topete (1889–1957)

  Legacy: Author of Ameca, proto-medicina y clasificación de la conquista and pioneer of western Mexican regional history.

  Focus: Detailed lineage mapping, conquest-era demographic patterns, and early 16th-century settlement tracking across Nueva Galicia and Nueva Vizcaya.

Canonical Historians & Major Reference Authors

• Dr. Mariano González-Leal

  Legacy: Author of the monumental 10-volume series Retoños de España en la Nueva Galicia; Knight of the Royal Brotherhood of Infanzones de Illescas, Hidalgo de España, and Knight Mozárabe de Toledo.

  Focus: Prolific chronicler of western Mexico, providing an exhaustive historical, genealogical, and anthropological framework for early family lineages across Los Altos de Jalisco and eastern Nueva Galicia.

• Jorge Palomino y Cañedo

  Legacy: Master archivist and author of landmark works including Los Padilla de Ávila and Los Protocolos de Rodrigo Hernández Cordero (1585–1591).

  Focus: Pioneered the systematic study and paleographic transcription of 16th-century Tapatío notary books (protocolos notariales), establishing baseline archival evidence for early colonial Nueva Galicia lineages.

• Guillermo Tovar de Teresa (1956–2013)

  Legacy: Prodigious historian, art collector, bibliophile, former President of the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica, and the last official Chronicler of Mexico City (Cronista de la Ciudad de México). Appointed an advisor to the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) at age 11 due to his precocious erudition, he authored over 30 fundamental books, including La Ciudad de los Palacios and monumental series on viceregal architecture and painting.

  Focus: Deep research into the high viceregal nobility, patronages, mayorazgos, and elite family lineages across central New Spain. His work uniquely synthesized genealogical descent with the history of viceregal architecture, plastic arts, and urban patronage, offering an unparalleled view of how aristocratic families shaped the physical and cultural landscape of Mexico.

• Francisco Javier de Castaños y Cañedo

  Legacy: Co-author of El Condado de Gustarredondo and author of extensive published monographs through the Instituto de Investigación Histórica y Genealógica de México, including Linajes compostelanos.

  Focus: Entailed estates (mayorazgos), landed estates (haciendas), nobility titles, and elite lineages across Nueva Galicia and Guatemala.

Regional & Borderland Archival Authorities

• Israel Cavazos Garza (1923–2016)

  Legacy: Official Historian of Monterrey, Director of the Archivo General del Estado de Nuevo León, and member of both the Academia Mexicana de la Historia and the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.

  Focus: The premier authority on northeastern New Spain (Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Texas). His transcriptions of 17th- and 18th-century municipal protocols and indexation of early colonial records defined borderlands genealogy.

• Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea (1905–1983)

  Legacy: Historian, heraldist, and prominent member of the Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica. Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

  Focus: Elite Tapatío families, European diplomatic connections in 19th-century Mexico, and heraldic documentation across western New Spain.

• Pedro Franco y López de Heredia

  Legacy: Archival researcher, paleographer, and scholar whose collations, transcription files, and primary-source verifications serve as fundamental references in regional colonial genealogy. Knight of the Order of Malta.

  Focus: Deep archival extraction, paleographic verification, and structural collation of early colonial family branches across western Mexican lineages. Recognized as a master of verifying unedited 16th- and 17th-century parish and civic document streams, his meticulous cross-referencing of witnesses, godparents, and land transfers established critical baseline connections cited by generations of Nueva Galicia scholars.

• Dr. José María Murià

  Legacy: Historian, professor, and member of the Academia Mexicana de la Historia.

  Focus: Historical-genealogical context of Nueva Galicia, linking colonial notary collections and land grants with socio-economic family trajectories.

Contemporary Genealogists & Digital Innovators

• Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez

  Legacy: Author of De Nobleza Inmemorial: Genealogía y poder en los linajes de Nueva Galicia, Nueva España y el obispado de Michoacán; holder of the noble title Señor Caballero Divisero Hijodalgo del Antiguo e Ilustre Solar de Tejada. His genealogical research on his lineage and the historical figure of Gutierre Pérez de Reinoso served as the cornerstone for the formal twinning (hermanamiento) of three Castilian towns with two Mexican municipalities, making him the first genealogist to achieve sister cities through genealogical research. Member of the Japanese Association of Hispanists with articles published in Japan.

  Focus: Systematic paleographic transcription of 16th- and 17th-century notary protocols (protocolos notariales), high-standard evidence analysis, and nobility lineages across the Bishopric of Michoacán and Nueva Galicia.

• Moisés Garza

  Legacy: Author of over 60 genealogical books and reference guides; founder of Mexican Genealogy, Las Villas del Norte, and the We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference.

  Focus: Northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila) and South Texas settler lineages. He pioneered digital-first access for borderland genealogy by indexing, publishing, and distributing thousands of colonial parish census logs (padrones), baptismal extracts, and founding-family genealogies for 18th-century border settlements.

• Benicio Samuel Sánchez García

  Legacy: Co-founder and former President of the Sociedad de Genealogía de Nuevo León and author of numerous regional record compilations.

  Focus: Northeastern Mexico primary-source cataloging. He has spent decades transcribing and publishing index volumes for 17th- and 18th-century baptismal, marriage, and probate records across Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

• Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS

  Legacy: Academic librarian, educator, and prominent national lecturer on Hispanic genealogical methods.

  Focus: Methodological bridge-building between U.S. and Mexican archives. She specializes in guiding researchers through unindexed FamilySearch image sets, Mexican census substitutes, and post-colonial borderland migrations.

• John P. Schmal

  Legacy: Historian, author, and genealogical consultant specializing in Mexican indigenous and state-level family histories.

  Focus: Ethnohistorical genealogy and regional demographics. His work focuses on tracing indigenous roots, migration corridors, and ancestral lineage structures across Jalisco, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and Oaxaca.

• Crispin Rendon

  Legacy: Prolific independent researcher and author of hundreds of free online genealogical research reports and family group indexing projects.

  Focus: Systematic extraction and public indexing of early settler families across Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, focusing on major founding lineages of the Northeast.

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For a very long time, the beauty and elegance of the Corcuera and Palomar ladies were almost legendary. My grandmother, a Palomar herself, representing la crème de la crème of Mexican high society, was raised in their midst alongside their uncles and cousins, and she often spoke fondly of their many stories.

This is the portrait of Concepción L. Corcuera y Palomar, painted by Philip de László in 1926. She was the first cousin of my third grandfather, José Federico Elías Miguel Palomar y Vizcarra, of the Marquises of Pánuco. (Catalogue | The Catalogue | Loizaga Corcuera de Verea, Concepción, née Concepción Loizaga Corcuera Palomar | The de Laszlo Archive Trust)

Her daughter, Elena, married Carlos Alfonso Mitjans y Fitz-James Stuart, Count of Teba and Baños, and a Grandee of Spain. He was the son of Juan Manuel de Mitjans y Manzanedo (1865–1929; Duke of Santoña, Grandee of Spain, 3rd Marquis of Manzanedo, Gentleman to H.M. the King of Spain, Deputy to the Cortes, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy) and Eugenia Sol María del Pilar Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó (1880–1962; 14th Countess of Baños, Grandee of Spain, 16th Countess of Teba, and Lady-in-Waiting to H.M. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain).

According to my grandmother, the Count of Teba was hopelessly devoted to her aunt Elena. It was no secret that the celebrated beauty of Elena and her sisters captivated the grandest halls of the Spanish aristocracy.

— Erik Andrés Reynoso y Márquez, Lord of the Solar de Tejada

Hello all,

Does anyone know if there is, in fact, a 1610 padrón of the Villa de Santa María de los Lagos?

I have read that Santa María de los Lagos by Alfredo Moreno González contains a simple list of inhabitants transcribed from the original 1610 padrón. Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate a copy of the book.

Does anyone know more about the 1610 padrón, the original document, or where I might find the info from Moreno González’s book?

Thank you,
Travis

I am hoping someone that is still active on here has a copy of the 700 page manuscript by Guadalupe Diaz De Leon on the genealogical history of the Diaz De Leon family. I joined this community after coming across a post discussing the existence of it and (I believe) Felipe Reyes said he had scanned all 700 pages and had it digitally.