Family tree of Domingo Quintanar

Origin of the Quintanar surname in Huichapan, Nopala, Aculco and San Juan del Río

‘Quintanar’ is a surname that is present in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, in the towns of Huichapan and Nopala. It can also be found in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Aculco, State of Mexico and in Mexico City. The origin of the Quintanar surname in that area can be attributed to Domingo Hernandez de Quintanar, a Spaniard who arrived in the early 1600s. The Spanish families that carried the Quintanar last name (at least up to the 1800s) were Domingo’s descendants. It is worth mentioning that there are some documents in the Huichapan Church Records about mulatos using the Quintanar surname; it is possible that they were descendants of slaves who were given that name, or children between a member of the Quintanar family and a slave.

Domingo Hernández de Quintanar – Inquisition Informant

Domingo Hernandez de Quintanar was born around 1581 in Puertollano, a town in south-central Spain near Ciudad Real. He was the son of Alonso Hernández “Mas Rey” and of Catalina Hernández “La Pastora”.[1]

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Puertollano[2]

In the early 1600s, Domingo boarded a ship and sailed to New Spain, like many other Spanish young men of that time, and never went back to Puertollano. He lived first in Queretaro[3] and then in the Huichapan valley. By 1625 he was ‘Alguacil Mayor’ of the town of Huichapan.[4]

Tourist map of Huichapan

Inquisition Informant

In 1626, Domingo was appointed ‘Familiar’ of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in the Huichapan valley[5]. This is recorded in the Inquisition files of Mexico City dated November 28^th, 1625; the document can be seen in THIS LINK. It’s interesting to read the records of other individuals who were appointed ‘Familiares’ at the same and the social status they had; examples from the same and nearby pages are: “Familiar of Queretaro, Captain Luis de Cardenas”, “Familiar of Mexico City, Dr. Rodrigo Muñoz de la Carca”, “Familiar of Manula, Captain Pedro Alvarez, Interior Minister”, “Familiar of Toluca and Ixtlahuaca, Captain Esteban Sanchez del Olmo”, “Familiar of Mexico City, Don Nuño Pacheco de Cordova, brother of the Marquis of Villa Mayor”, and so forth.

Domingo was still single at the time of his appointment as Familiar, so he was given an exception or ‘Dispensa’ in 1625[6]. Apparently, there is a document in the Spanish national archives about his genealogy and ‘Pureza de Sangre’[7] but I haven’t been able to see it yet; their process is very slow.

“Familiares” of the Inquisition

The ‘Familiares’ of the Holy Office of the Inquisition were non-priest assistants[8] whose job was to serve as informants with the faculty of reporting, pursue, and arrest those who were to be tried by the Inquisitorial tribunal. In return, they received benefits like tax exceptions[9], public acknowledgment of their ‘limpieza de sangre’ and permission to carry weapons.

First Marriage

On February 23^rd, 1626[10], Domingo Hernández de Quintanar got married in the town of Huichapan with Catalina García de Sanabria[11], daughter of Ramos Garcia de Rivera (a Spanish land-owner) and Juana Rodríguez. Several residents of Huichapan were witnesses of this marriage; the names will be familiar for those who have ancestors in that area: Lázaro Sánchez de la Mejorada (resident of Huichapan, 51 years of age), Pascual Hernández de Piedrabuena (60 years of age), Diego Felipe, Blas González (from the Canary Islands), Sebastián de Reséndiz, and Juan Méndez (¿Tovar?). Their godparents were Domingo García and María de Sanabria. It is not known if this marriage produced any offspring.

Second Marriage

Domingo’s first wife passed away, and by 1642 he was living in Mexico City. He got married again on February 11^th, 1642[12] in the Church of Santa Veracruz to Gertrudis de Reyna, daughter of Francisco de Aguirre y Catalina de Reyna. Witnesses of this marriage were Isidro de Reyna, Nicolas de Rivera, and Alonso Bueno.

Jose Hernandez de Quintanar was born from this marriage. He is the common ancestor of different branches of Quintanars in Huichapan, Aculco, Nopala, and San Juan del Rio.

The date and place of Domingo’s death are unknown.

Church of Santa Veracruz in Mexico City. The current church was built in the 1700s, so it's not the same one that Domingo saw in 1642.

Jose Hernandez de Quintanar

Born around 1646, either in Mexico City or Huichapan. He declared being a native of Huichapan in his marriage information. He was a legitimate son of Domingo Hernandez Quintanar and Gertrudis de Reyna.

He got married on November 28^th, 1666[13], in Huichapan, with Nicolasa González y Villavicencio. Nicolasa was born in Huichapan, daughter of Pedro González y María de Villavicencio[14]. Witnesses: Pedro González, José de Rivera, and Diego Felipe. They had at least 12 children who are listed in the next section.

Around 1681, Jose Hernandez de Quintanar “bought the hacienda of Nopala… at a price of 600 pesos”[15]. Years later, his children had a legal dispute with Tomas Alvarez de Godoy about their property borders which lasted many years.[16]

Children of Jose Hernandez Quintanar and Nicolasa Gonzalez:

1.       José Hernández de Quintanar (II). – My ancestor – Born around 1669 in Huichapan. In 1689 he married Josefa Yáñez, daughter of Gregorio Yáñez and María de Nava y Chávez. He became a widow and married Gertrudis Josefa de Bilbao, “of unknown parents”. He inherited part of his father’s property. Many of his descendants lived in the town of Nopala.

2.       Antonio Hernández de Quintanar. – My ancestor – Baptized in 1670 in Huichapan. He moved to the ranch called ‘El Ruano’ in the jurisdiction of Aculco (today part of Polotitlan, Estado de Mexico). Around 1697 he married Maria Antonia Sanchez de la Mejorada (also known as Antonia Sanchez Duran). She was the daughter of Gabriel Sanchez de la Mejorada and Catalina Duran. The Quintanars of Aculco, Estado de Mexico, descend from him.

3.       Domingo Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1673 in Huichapan.

4.       Gertrudis Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1675 in Huichapan.

5.       Felipe Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1677 in Huichapan. He moved to San Juan del Rio and was the administrator of the ‘La Llave’[17] hacienda. In 1706 he married Andrea Pérez de la Paya, daughter of Bernabé Pérez de la Paya and of Francisca Pérez. Many of the Quintanars from San Juan Del Rio descend from him.

6.       Juan Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1679 in Huichapan.

7.       Manuel Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1680 in Huichapan.

8.       Nicolasa Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1682 in Huichapan.

9.       Cayetano Hernández de Quintanar. –Mi ancestor – Baptized in 1685 in Huichapan. Resident of ‘’La Matanza’’ (near Nopala) in 1707, El Jagüey ranch (near Nopala) in 1740, “El Paguí” ranch in 1743, and ‘’El Jagüey’’ again in 1748. In 1706 he married Josefa Pérez Mangas, daughter of Juan Pérez Mangas and of María de Aguirre. He became a widow and in 1743 married Juana María Pérez, she was the widow of Francisco Xavier Martínez. Many of the Quintanars who lived in ‘’El Jagüey” ranch until the 19th century are his descendants.

10.   Tomás Hernández de Quintanar. Baptized in 1687 in Huichapan. In 1692 he married Antonia Pérez Mangas, widow of Bartolomé Yáñez and daughter of Juan Pérez Mangas and María de Aguirre. His descendants lived in the town of Nopala and several nearby ranches.

11.   María Francisca Quintanar. Baptized in 1688 in Huichapan.

12.   Andrea de Quintanar. Baptized in 1691 in Huichapan. In 1708 she married Juan Alonso de Aguilar, son of Alonso de Aguilar and Ana Yáñez.

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[1] "México, Hidalgo, registros parroquiales, 1546-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9396-MCZC-6?cc=1804358&wc=3V39-82S%3A147073501%2C147073502%2C153531801 : 20 May 2014), Huichapan > San Mateo Apóstol > Información matrimonial 1602-1656 > image 117 of 529; paróquias Católicas, Hidalgo (Catholic Church parishes, Hidalgo).

[2] Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción en Puertollano, Wikipedia, Imagen del dominio público. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puertollano#/media/File:Iglesia_de_Nuestra_se%C3%B1ora_de_la_Asunci%C3%B3n.jpg

[3] Cano Sordo, Victor. (1999). De la Luisiana a la Nueva España, La Historia de Juan Bernardo Domínguez y Gálvez (1783-1847). Apéndice V:El Linaje de los Quintanar

[4] AGN, Inquisición, vol. 1227, exp. 19, f. 144 v.

[5] AGN, Inquisición, vol 87, f. 14

[6] AGN, Inquisición, vol 353, exp. 11, f. 146-151

[7] AHN de España, Inquisición, 1575, Exp. 201

[8] Domínguez Ortiz, Antonio. (2002). Los familiares del tribunal de la Inquisición en Sevilla. http://www.vallenajerilla.com/berceo/dominguezortiz/familiaresinquisicion.htm

[9] Wikipedia. Familiar de la Inquisición. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_de_la_Inquisici%C3%B3n

[10] "México, Hidalgo, registros parroquiales, 1546-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9396-M8Y1-R?cc=1804358&wc=3V3S-W38%3A147073501%2C147073502%2C159673901 : 20 May 2014), Huichapan > San Mateo Apóstol > Matrimonios de españoles 1622-1703, 1743-1769 > image 9 of 287; paróquias Católicas, Hidalgo (Catholic Church parishes, Hidalgo).

[11] Véase nota #1

[12] "México, Distrito Federal, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1514-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939D-DXGX?cc=1615259&wc=3P8Q-6TL%3A122652201%2C132529401 : 20 May 2014), Santa Veracruz (Guerrero Sureste) > Matrimonios de españoles 1568-1666 > image 783 of 1157; parroquias Católicas, Distrito Federal (Catholic Church parishes, Distrito Federal).

[13] "México, Hidalgo, registros parroquiales, 1546-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9396-M8TG-7?cc=1804358&wc=3V3S-W38%3A147073501%2C147073502%2C159673901 : 20 May 2014), Huichapan > San Mateo Apóstol > Matrimonios de españoles 1622-1703, 1743-1769 > image 45 of 287; paróquias Católicas, Hidalgo (Catholic Church parishes, Hidalgo).

[14] "México, Hidalgo, registros parroquiales, 1546-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9396-M84Z-8?cc=1804358&wc=3V3S-DP6%3A147073501%2C147073502%2C153584801 : 20 May 2014), Huichapan > San Mateo Apóstol > Información matrimonial 1657-1699 > image 97 of 541; paróquias Católicas, Hidalgo (Catholic Church parishes, Hidalgo).

[15] Véase nota #3

[16] AGN, Tierras, vol. 2102, exp. 1

[17] Véase nota #3

Duel to the death in Nopala, 1895

 In the year 1895 in the town of Nopala, Hidalgo, Mexico, two men faced each other in a duel for a woman’s love; as reported in ‘La Voz del Pueblo’, a New Mexico newspaper:

“On the 30th day of this month, in the suburbs of the city of Napola (Nopala), Mexico, there was a duel to the death between two rivals who fought for a pretty lady’s love by the name of Ela Ramirez. The names of the lovers were Jacobo Omaña and Vicente Zamudio. The first one ended up dead in the fight, and the other one was severely wounded. The lady might now be laughing at both of them.”

Vicente Zamudio Gutierrez was my great-great-grandma’s half-brother (my grandma was María Encarnación Zamudio Yáñez). Born around 1867 in Nopala, Hidalgo, Mexico. Son of Porfirio Zamudio Quintanar and Gerarda Gutierrez. By 1898 he was Mayor and Civil Judge of Nopala. His father had been Mayor of Nopala ten years before, and his grandfather was the first Constitutional Mayor of Aculco, State of Mexico after Mexican Independence.

He married Mercedes Garcia Yañez in 1896, then he became a widow and married Maria Uribe in 1920. It seems like despite winning the duel, Ela Ramirez never took him seriously.

After being Mayor, Vicente dedicated himself to managing his businesses in Nopala and Mexico City. He is mentioned in several records as a farmer/landowner and businessman at the beginning of the 20^th century. He died of pneumonia on August 4^th, 1945 in Mexico City.

Jacobo Omaña Garcia was born in Nopala, Hidalgo, Mexico around 1870. Son of Abraham Omaña and Trinidad Garcia. He was a businessman. His death certificate, dated April 12th, 1895, indicates that he died because of “injuries”.

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Sources:

Ancestry.com. Hidalgo, México, Registro Civil, Nacimientos, 1861-1967 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Ancestry.com. Hidalgo, México, Registro Civil, Defunciones, 1861-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

"La voz del pueblo. (None) 1889-192?, May 04, 1895, Image 4 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress." La voz del pueblo. (None) 1889-192?, May 04, 1895, Image 4 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sep. 2017. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045436/1895-05-04/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Zamudio>.

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