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== Lands of the Count of Santa Rosa ==
== Lands of the Count of Santa Rosa ==
In 1699, Count Medrano purchased the Palomas hacienda from the clergyman Francisco de Arratia for 5,362 pesos.<ref name=":5" /> By 1695, he had acquired lands from a [[Querétaro]] convent, Santa Clara de Jesús ([[La Quemada]], Los Edificios, El Cericillo, and [[El Arenal, Jalisco|El Arenal]]), near Santa Rosa hacienda, also known as Santa Rosa de Malpaso.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/98917072/Malpaso-History</ref> Estimated in 1777 after an owner's death, Joseph Martinez de Bustamante, the hacienda had a total value of 57,736 [[Peso|pesos]] 2 reales.<ref name=":5" /> This included 1,000 pesos for El Fuerte, 4,000 pesos for Malpaso, 1,500 pesos for El Eje, 2,500 pesos for Santa Rosa, with the main residence valued at 1,800 pesos. The property also included 20 sitios of [[livestock]] and nearly 180 [[Caballería|caballerías]] of land. Adding [[Tool|tools]], [[Seed|seeds]], and livestock (247 [[Mule|mules]], 248 [[Ox|oxen]], 161 [[Donkey|donkeys]], and nearly 2,500 [[Horse|horses]]), its value reached 69,851 pesos 5 reales.<ref name=":5" /> However, the hacienda had [[Mortgage|mortgages]] and numerous [[Debt|debts]], some dating back 40 years, exceeding a third of its value. It was consequently sold by Captain Bustamante's widow, Gertrudis Díaz de la Campa, a relative of the Count of San Mateo, to Ventura de Arteaga, then the general administrator for José de la Borda.<ref name=":5" />
In 1699, Count Medrano purchased the Palomas hacienda from the clergyman Francisco de Arratia for 5,362 pesos.<ref name=":5" /> By 1695, he had acquired lands from a [[Querétaro]] convent, Santa Clara de Jesús ([[La Quemada]], Los Edificios, El Cericillo, and [[El Arenal, Jalisco|El Arenal]]), near Santa Rosa hacienda, also known as Santa Rosa de Malpaso.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malpaso History {{!}} PDF |url=https://es.scribd.com/document/98917072/Malpaso-History |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref> Estimated in 1777 after an owner's death, Joseph Martinez de Bustamante, the hacienda had a total value of 57,736 [[Peso|pesos]] 2 reales.<ref name=":5" /> This included 1,000 pesos for El Fuerte, 4,000 pesos for Malpaso, 1,500 pesos for El Eje, 2,500 pesos for Santa Rosa, with the main residence valued at 1,800 pesos. The property also included 20 sitios of [[livestock]] and nearly 180 [[Caballería|caballerías]] of land. Adding [[Tool|tools]], [[Seed|seeds]], and livestock (247 [[Mule|mules]], 248 [[Ox|oxen]], 161 [[Donkey|donkeys]], and nearly 2,500 [[Horse|horses]]), its value reached 69,851 pesos 5 reales.<ref name=":5" /> However, the hacienda had [[Mortgage|mortgages]] and numerous [[Debt|debts]], some dating back 40 years, exceeding a third of its value. It was consequently sold by Captain Bustamante's widow, Gertrudis Díaz de la Campa, a relative of the Count of San Mateo, to Ventura de Arteaga, then the general administrator for José de la Borda.<ref name=":5" />


== Marriage and Heir ==
== Marriage and Heir ==

Revision as of 20:09, 1 February 2024

Juan Bravo de Medrano
Born
Juan Bravo-Acuña de Medrano y Oñate

1670?
Vetagrande, Zacatecas?
DiedMay 15, 1710
Occupation(s)Maestre de Campo, colonial official, mining
TitleI Count of Santa Rosa
PredecessorEstablished
SuccessorDon Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Medrano y Acuña Altamirano, II Count of Santa Rosa
SpouseDoña Juana de Altamirano Castilla y Aguayo
Children2, Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Medrano y Acuña Altamirano, Manuela Bravo de Medrano y Acuña Altamirano y Castilla
Parent(s)Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Acuña
Catalina de Medrano y Oñate
RelativesCristóbal de Oñate
Pedro Velaz de Medrano
Baltasar Temiño de Banuelos [es]

Don Juan Bravo de Medrano y Oñate (b. 1670? – d. May 15, 1710) was the I Count of Santa Rosa and a noble from the Bravo de Medrano family in Vetagrande, Zacatecas. He was Maestre de Campo of his tercio, and titled the I Count of Santa Rosa, created in February 6, 1691 by King Charles II of Spain.[1] The title of Conde de Santa Rosa is linked to an immense estate, centered around the Santa Rosa hacienda situated between Jerez and Juchipila. He married Doña Juana de Altamirano Castilla y Aguayo,[2] a relative of María de Altamirano y Ponce de León and her husband Don Pedro Vélaz de Medrano y Manso de Zúñíga, II lord of Tabuérniga.

Family

The uniting of the House of Bravo and the House of Medrano go back as early the 15th century, starting with the noble ricohombre Diego López de Medrano, lord of San Gregorio, and Doña Magdalena Bravo de Lagunas, parents of Luisa de Medrano, the first female professor in Europe and Spain at the University of Salamanca.

Don Juan Bravo de Medrano was the son of Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Acuña[3] and Catalina de Medrano y Oñate, a relative of Cristóbal de Oñate.[4] Catalina de Medrano y Oñate was the daughter of Captain Juan de Medrano y Ulloa y Velazquez[5] and Catalina Temiño-Bañuelos y Oñate Rivadeneyra.[6]

His maternal grandfather Captain Juan de Medrano y Ulloa y Velazquez was the son of Don Diego de Medrano (b. 1645? Penacerrada, Alava, Spain) and Doña Catalina de Velazquez.[7]

Juan Bravo de Medrano is the maternal great-great-grandson of Diego Ruiz Temiño de Bañuelos Zaldívar (b. 1562, Zacatecas, Mexico)[8] Councilor and General Depositary of Zacatecas, and Catalina Oñate y Rivadeneira.[9]

Juan Bravo de Medrano is the maternal great-great-great-grandson of Baltasar Temiño de Banuelos [es], Lieutenant Captain General of Neuva Galicia, prominent founder and miner of Zacatecas, Mexico.[10]

Family Background

Representation of Juan's great-great-great-grandfather Baltasar Temiño de Bañuelos, lieutenant of the captain general of the Kingdom of New Galicia, in the coat of arms of Zacatecas.

Juan Bravo de Medrano's maternal grandfather, Captain Juan de Medrano y Ulloa y Velazquez was born sometime between 1585 and 1645.[5] He was born in Santo Domingo and it is unknown where he died. He is the son of Diego de Medrano[7] and Doña Catalina de Velazquez.[11] Captain Juan de Medrano y Ulloa is the husband of Catalina Temiño-Bañuelos y Oñate Rivadeneyra, daughter of Diego Ruiz Temiño de Bañuelos, and granddaughter of Captain General Baltasar Temiño y Bañuelos.[6] The Marriage of Juan de Medrano y Ulloa with Doña Catalina de Oñate y Rivadeneira commenced in Zacatecas (Mexico). The wedding ceremony took place on the 24th of January, 1635.[12]

Captain Juan de Medrano y Ulloa y Velazquez is the father of Captain General Diego de Medrano y Bañuelos Saldívar y Mendoza and Catalina de Medrano y Oñate, maternal uncle and mother of Don Juan Bravo de Medrano.[5]

His maternal uncle Captain General Diego de Medrano y Bañuelos, born in Madrid on May 14, 1636, baptized in the parish of San Nicolas, served as Chief Constable of the Holy Inquisition in Zacatecas and Provincial Alcalde of the Holy Brotherhood of Nueva Galicia.[13] In 1674, The Count's uncle was the Provincial Mayor of the Holy Brotherhood; in 1679 he became perpetual provincial mayor. General Diego de Medrano was the husband of Maria Correa de Silva (b. February 21, 1638 Madrid, Spain), married on May 23, 1661, in the Madrid parish of San Juan. He is the father of Margarita de Medrano y Correa de Silva and Nicolás de Medrano y Bañuelos. He passed away in Zacatecas on May 24, 1687, witnessed by Diego Vazquez.[13]

In Zacatecas, on December 17, 1708 the first cousins of Juan Bravo de Medrano are documnted as the owners and patrons of the chapel of the Reyes in the church of Santa María, Zacatecas, in favor of Licentiate Nicolás de Medrano, commissioner of the Holy Office of the Inquisition;[14] and his brothers, Captains José de Medrano and Juan de Medrano, and Doña Margarita Magdalena de Medrano, children of Captain General Diego de Medrano y Bañuelos, and his wife Doña María Correa de Silva, founders of the mentioned chapel.[15]

Baltasar Temiño de Bañuelos arrives in Zacatecas

State of Zacatecas in Mexico

Don Juan Bravo de Medrano's mother was the maternal great-granddaughter of Baltasar Temiño de Banuelos (Sevilla, b. 1530 - Zacatecas, d. 1600), the “discoverer” and one of the founders of Zacatecas.[10] He moved to Guadalajara, capital of the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia, where he made  contact with Cristóbal de Oñate, who proposed him to Juan de Tolosa and Diego de Ibarra as captain of the expedition that would culminate in the founding of the mines of Zacatecas around 1548, discovered by Juan de Tolosa two years earlier, and which would become the largest silver producers in New Spain during the 16th century.[10]

Juan Bravo de Medrano's great-great-great-grandfather Baltasar Temino de Bañuelos arrived in Zacatecas around 1546 or 1548, the year of its foundation, which would mean that he was only present at the formal act of foundation, although historians refer to him as one of the four conquerors of the mines. In 1550, Baltasar was one of the main miners of Zacatecas, either individually or in company.[10] In 1557, he was named deputy of mines when Gaspar de Tapia was mayor of Zacatecas. Baltasar, in 1562, was the owner of one of the thirty-five haciendas "de beneficio de azogue" that existed in the province of Zacatecas. In the war against the Chichimeca Natives, he was named lieutenant captain general of Nueva Galicia in 1572 by Viceroy Enriquez.[10]

Early Life of the I Count of Santa Rosa

The father of the Count of Santa Rosa, Bartolomé Bravo de Acuña, a enterprising miner from Vetagrande, began acquiring these lands (centered around the Santa Rosa hacienda situated between Jerez and Juchipila) in the mid-17th century. These properties, added to his wife Catalina de Medrano y Oñate's dowry, descended from majorat founder Cristóbal de Oñate. The first Count of Santa Rosa, Juan Bravo de Medrano, continued acquiring lands, ranging from medium-value estates to large domains and mines mostly in Vetagrande.[16]

Lands of the Count of Santa Rosa

In 1699, Count Medrano purchased the Palomas hacienda from the clergyman Francisco de Arratia for 5,362 pesos.[16] By 1695, he had acquired lands from a Querétaro convent, Santa Clara de Jesús (La Quemada, Los Edificios, El Cericillo, and El Arenal), near Santa Rosa hacienda, also known as Santa Rosa de Malpaso.[17] Estimated in 1777 after an owner's death, Joseph Martinez de Bustamante, the hacienda had a total value of 57,736 pesos 2 reales.[16] This included 1,000 pesos for El Fuerte, 4,000 pesos for Malpaso, 1,500 pesos for El Eje, 2,500 pesos for Santa Rosa, with the main residence valued at 1,800 pesos. The property also included 20 sitios of livestock and nearly 180 caballerías of land. Adding tools, seeds, and livestock (247 mules, 248 oxen, 161 donkeys, and nearly 2,500 horses), its value reached 69,851 pesos 5 reales.[16] However, the hacienda had mortgages and numerous debts, some dating back 40 years, exceeding a third of its value. It was consequently sold by Captain Bustamante's widow, Gertrudis Díaz de la Campa, a relative of the Count of San Mateo, to Ventura de Arteaga, then the general administrator for José de la Borda.[16]

Marriage and Heir

Juan Bravo de Medrano married Doña Juana Altamirano Castilla y Aguayo. His wife was the daughter of José Altamirano y Castilla[18] and Juana de Soto Agredano y Carbajal Aguayo.[19]

Don Juan Bravo de Medrano and Doña Juana Altamirano Castilla y Aguayo had two children:

  • Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Medrano y Acuña Altamirano, II Count of Santa Rosa,[20] (b. between 1669 and 1729, Zacatecas) husband of Dolores de Navarrete y Argote. He is the father of Ana Josefa Bravo de Medrano y Acuña y Navarrete Argote;[21] and the grandfather of Don Jose Vicente Beltran y Bravo de Medrano y Acuña, III Count of Santa Rosa, Priest[22]
  • Manuela Bravo de Medrano y Acuña Altamirano y Castilla[23] (b. between 1669 and 1729, Zacatecas)

Death

Juan Bravo de Medrano died on May 15, 1710, without leaving a will. His debts, which his wife Juana Altamirano de Castilla and children committed to paying, amounted to 104,330 pesos 6 granos, primarily owed to the aviator Nicolás de Landa, a resident of Mexico.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Maestre de Campo Don Juan Bravo-Acuña y Medrano Oñate, 1er Conde de Santa Rosa". geni_family_tree. 1670. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "Doña Juana Altamirano Castilla y Aguayo". geni_family_tree. 1664-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ "Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo de Acuña". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ "Catalina de Medrano y Oñate". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ^ a b c "Capitán Juan de Medrano y Ulloa". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ^ a b "Catalina Temiño-Bañuelos y Oñate Rivadeneyra, 2nd esposa". geni_family_tree. 1615. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ^ a b "Diego de Medrano". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ^ "Diego Ruiz Temiño de Bañuelos". geni_family_tree. 1562. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ "Catalina de Oñate y Rivadeneira". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Baltasar Temiño de Bañuelos | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ^ "Catalina Velazquez". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  12. ^ Authorized copy in Mexico 1714. M-66, ff. 7 to 10v. 636.
  13. ^ a b "Capitán General Diego de Medrano Bañuelos Saldívar Mendoza". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  14. ^ "Photos in Photos of Catalina Temiño-Bañuelos y Oñate Rivadeneyra, 2nd esposa". www.geni.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  15. ^ Zacatecas, 1708. December 17. Authorized copy from the same year. M-66, ff. 28 to 48. Pages 48v to 49v are blank
  16. ^ a b c d e f Langue, Frédérique (1992), "Chapitre VI. Les dynasties à l'épreuve du temps", Mines, terres et société à Zacatecas (Mexique) de la fin du xviie siècle à l’indépendance, Histoire moderne (in French), Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, pp. 239–278, ISBN 979-10-351-0462-7, retrieved 2024-02-01
  17. ^ "Malpaso History | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  18. ^ "José Altamirano y Castilla". geni_family_tree. 1620. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  19. ^ "Juana de Soto Agredano y Carbajal Aguayo". geni_family_tree. 1624-08-09. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  20. ^ "Don Felipe Bartolome Bravo y Acuña Altamirano, 2nd Conde de Santa Rosa". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  21. ^ "Ana Josefa Bravo de Acuña y Navarrete Argote". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  22. ^ "Don Jose Vicente Beltran y Bravo-Acuña, Conde de Santa Rosa, Presbitero". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  23. ^ "Manuela Bravo de Acuña Altamirano y Castilla". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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