Colio and Covarrubias connection to Suarez de Ibarra and Sanchez de Porras

Thank you Alex for the information.

The record also names other people in the household. It names two more Covarrubias, Ysabel and María. There are also Rodas in the same household. I will try to see if I can find a Rodas - Covarrubias connection and see if it can lead to more information.

Thanks again Alex,

Rick

Luigi or the Genealogist,

I notice you mention a Ibarra family. I have a Catalina Ibarra in my tree that's the daughter of Antonio ibarra and Maria de Escobar. Do you know if your ibarras connect to my Ibarras?

Danny C. Alonso

245luigi,

Let me start by saying that I think you are definitely on the right track here. I agree with all of your conclusions thus far. My notes on the Colio family may be of interest to you since they overlap nicely with your research.

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I have extracted the following information from “Diccionario Biografico del Occidente Novohispano”:

Pedro Diaz del Palmar married Juana Hernandez de Gangas. They were the parents of the Conquistador Diego de Colio, el Viejo (born abt. 1500, Cabrales, Asturias de Oviedo – died aft. 1579). Diego’s positions included: being Encomendero de Ixcatlan “con sus estancias de Guautla y Cocoitlan, jurisdiccion de Copala”; being Alcalde Ordinario de primer voto del Cabildo de Guadalajara y del Cabildo de Compostela; and being Corregidor de los Pueblos de Acatlan, Pixtla, Cuyutlan, Zalatitlan, y Iguala.

Diego de Colio, el Viejo married (abt. 1535) to Catalina de la Torre (daughter of Lic. Diego Perez de la Torre). (Catalina de la Torre also had been previously married to the Conquistador Joan Bernal.) Diego de Colio, el Viejo and Catalina de la Torre had the following children:

1. Dona Maria de Colio y de la Torre (I) ( - died aft. 1579) who married twice. First she married Antono de Aguiar y Saavedra. They had Diego de Aguiar. Maria married second (abt. 1563) Juan Guerra (born est. 1540 – died aft 1589). Juan Guerra’s positions included: being Alcalde Mayor de Guachinango; being Regidor del Cabildo de Guadalajara; and being Corregidor de Nochistlanejo.

Maria de Colio y de la Torre (I) and Juan Guerra had:

i.
Dona Maria de Colio y de la Torre (II) ( - died aft. 1617) who married (abt. 1592) Francisco de Covarrubias y Leyva (born abt. 1543 – died aft. 4 May 1599). They had Dona Tomasina de Covarrubias and Dona Maria de Colio y de la Torre (III) who married Capitan Don Diego de Avila Moscoso.

ii.
Francisco Guerra de Colio ( - died aft. 1591) who married Dona Catalina de Berrios. They had Dona Antonia Guerra de Colio who married twice: first (abt. 1620) to Don Juan Gonzalez de Apodacia Rubin, Regidor Perpetuo de Guadalajara ( - died 26 Jul 1629), and second, to her first husband’s uncle, Celedonio Gonzalez de Apodaca ( - died aft. 1660).

iii.
Don Hernan Guerra de Colio ( - died aft. 5 Mar 1589)

Children of Diego de Colio, el Viejo and Catalina de la Torre continued:
2. Dona Francisca de Colio y de la Torre
3. Dona Teresa de Colio y de la Torre
4. Diego Garcia de Colio, el Mezo
5. Pedro Gomez de Colio, Arcediano de Guadalajara
6. “y otro hijo fallecio joven en Guadalajara”

You will note that some of these “new” individuals do appear in the [(Capellanias 1649-1851) Capellanias for Pedro Gomez de Colio] even though there relation might not be mapped out, per se.

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Some other notes:

There is a Gaspar de Colio ( - died aft.1606) who was either the natural son of Diego de Colio, el Viejo, or the adopted child of Diego Garcia de Colio, el Mezo, or both.

Diego Garcia de Colio, el Mezo’s wife is not mentioned in “Diccionario Biografico del Occidente Novohispano” but she may be the daughter, niece, or some other relation of Francisco Ramirez de Alarcon, Oidor, Alcalde Mayor de la Real Audiencia (b. 1521 - d. 1578? or Jan 1581?) who "en 1562 hizo un arreglo con Diego de Colio". Francisco Ramirez de Alarcon was married to Dona Leonor Varaona and they had Andres Ramirez de Alarcon.

As for the confusion of mothers for Elena de Vargas among her later descendants in
[(Capellanias 1649-1851) Capellanias for Pedro Gomez de Colio], I would propose that perhaps Capitan Melchor Vargas Machuca was married twice: at one time to Juana de Colio (daughter of Diego Garcia de Colio, el Mezo, and Ines Ramirez de Alarcon), and at another time to Mariana de Colio (daughter of Francisco de Covarrubias y Leyva and Dona Maria de Colio y de la Torre (II)). This might account for Nicolas de Ibarra’s confusion as to who was his natural grandmother and who was his step-grandmother. Elena must be the daughter of Mariana, and Mariana the daughter of Francisco, which would account for the “Covarrubias” that they sometimes used. Mariana should not be confused with Dona Maria de Colio y de la Torre (III) who was married to Capitan Don Diego de Avila Moscoso.

There is an Esteban de Covarrubias y Colio, son of a Francisco de Covarrubias and a Maria de Colio baptized 11 Apr 1619 in Guadalajara. They are not the same couple we have been talking about since Esteban is described as being the black son of Francisco de Covarubias (a slave of Melchor de Vargas) and his wife Maria de Colio (a Mutlata). Melchor Vargas must have acquired these slaves through his wife Mariana de Colio de Covarrubias who were likewise named after her white Spanish parents Francisco de Covarrubias and Maria de Colio.

According to “Diccionario Biografico del Occidente Novohispano” Don Francisco de Covarrubias y Leyva seems to still be alive as of 4 May 1599. The baptism of his daughter Aphonsa in Guadalajara 6 Sep 1600 states that Francisco was dead at this point. This allows us to assume that Don Francisco de Covarrubias y Leyva died between 4 May 1599 and 6 Sep 1600.

As for the relation between Francisco de Covarrubias y Leiva and Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Obispo de Segovia, “Diccionario Biografico del Occidente Novohispano” describes Francisco as "Deudo de Don Diego de Covarrubias y Leiva, Obispo de Segovia, presidente del consejo Real de Castilla.” Outside of this, I have not spotted any primary sources that describe their relation more specifically than “deudo”. I have seen trees posted where it is assumed that Francisco de Covarrubias’ father Gaspar is a brother to Diego, thus making Diego the uncle of Francisco. However, I am not so sure of this. One would think that if they were this closely related, than Diego and Francisco would have been described more specifically as “sobrino” or “tio” somewhere as opposed to the more general “deudo”. With the “Leiva” being in Francisco de Covarrubias’ name, we may only be able to assume that his father Gaspar may have been a grandchild in some way to Sebastian Martinez de Covarrubias and Maria Gutierrez de Leyva, who were also the grandparents of Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva. This would make Francisco and Diego cousins once removed, which might account for the term “duedo.”
However, I would also like to point out that another cousin once removed of Diego’s was Sebastian de Covarrubias y Orozco. Several of Sebastian’s published books are dedicated to the “memoria del Presidante Don Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva su tio.” Sebastian (or maybe his publishers) used “su tio” even though Diego was really his cousin once removed.

This leads to

The big question:
1. Has anyone seen an original document that specifically describes the relation between Francisco de Covarrubias and the famous bishop Diego de Covarrubias?

I hope there are records out there that can clarify this.

Some other questions:
2. Who is Bernardina de Colio (wife of Rodrigo Gomez Parada) the daughter of?

3. I am assuming that Aldonza de Covarrubias and Agustin de Covarrubias are the children of Francisco de Covarrubias and Maria de Colio y de la Torre (II). Do you agree?

4. Are Aldonza de Covarrubias and Alphonza de Covarrubias the same person?

5. What is the name of Agustin de Covarrubias’ wife?