Alvaro Herrera ancestry

Instead of completing books that I have been writing, I went to school as a student this summer. I studied many hours to keep up with my precalculus course. I couldn't stay completely away from genealogy so I focused on studying the Herrera family tree whenever I could take time away from my studies. Here are the fruits of my labor:

Note : 3.1.2.1.?.1) Álvaro Herrera is in Jalostotitlan, Jalisco.

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1) Álvaro Sanchez de Herrera

2) Juan Alvarez de Herrera m. Marina Alvarez

3) Diego de Herrera, originally from Toledo, Conquistador de Canarias, (d. 1507) m. Teresa Alvarez de Turiel.

3.1) Álvaro de Herrera (b. ca.1487- d. 1/July/1538), (Regidor del Cabildo de Gran Canaria) m. Isabel de Bachicao (Aka Machicao), daughter of the very rich merchant Jewish converso Hernando Bachicao and Constanza de Ervás. Alvaro and Isabel had at least four children.

3.1.1) Hernando Herrera
3.1.2) Juan Herrera m. Maria Alarcón.
3.1.2.1) Álvaro Herrera bap.2/Sep/1540, named after his paternal grandfather. Alvaro Herrera traveled to the Americas in the latter part of the 16th century and left many descendants in what is now Mexico.

3.1.2.1.?) Missing generation(s?)

3.1.2.1.?.1) Álvaro Herrera (born bet. 1580-1632, still alive in 1667) + Catalina Aceves de Hermosillo (b. abt. 1632). Catalina is a daughter of Jose Aceves Gonzalez and Beatriz de Hermosillo. Jose and Beatriz lived in Jalostotitlan, Jalisco.
3.1.2.1.?.1.1) Jeronimo Herrera m. Agustina de Rosa Delgadillo y Gonzales de Islas.
I descend from Jeronimo and Agustina.

3.1.3) Ines Herrera married twice, 1st to Serafín de Fontana, and 2nd marriage to Gaspar de Olivares Maldonado, regidor y alcalde de la Fortaleza de Canarias, son of an "odor de la audencia."

3.2) Juan de Herrera (el viejo), (d. 1525) lived with, and then married Maria Francisca Nuñez Contreras. Juan fundo en Gran Canaria el Hospital de San Martín, el primero en la isla Mayor.

3.2.1) Isabel de Herrera (b.1505) m. Juan Maluenda.
3.2.2) Alonso de Herrera Contreras (b.1509), regidor de la isla.
3.2.3) Maria de Herrera (b.1512) m. Pedro Cabrera de Sosa, venticuatro de Córdoba son of the Gov. of Gran Canaria, Lope de Sosa.
3.2.4) Ines de Herrera (b.1518) m. Lope de Muxica Lezcano. (Mujica Lazcano) regidor.
3.2.5) Teresa de Herrera m. Alonso Pacheco Solis.

3.3) Alonso de Herrera, realtor del consejo real. m. Catalina Nieto.

3.4) Mayor de Herrera m. Juan de San Pedro.

3.5) Diego de Herrera m. Elvira Nieto Diego became Governor of Gran Canaria.

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1). Alonso de Alarcón (alcaide de Zafra) + Juana de Santoya

2). Hernan Ruiz de Alarcón + Doña Catalina De la Torre

3). Juan de Alarcón (not married) Leonor Paéz (daughter of Jewish Portuguese
Bartolome Paéz)

4) Maria de Alarcón + Juan Herrera (converso, (Jewish family originally from Toledo, later in Portugal)

5) Alvaro Herrera traveled to the Americas in the latter part of the 16th century and left many descendants in what is now Mexico. Alvaro Herrera was baptized on 2/Sep/1540.

6) [missing generation(s)

7) Alvaro Herrera + Catalina Aceves de Hermosillo

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I have a little more information on Alvaro Herrera's ancestry. Many of the 117 families that settled and left descendants in Los Altos de Jalisco were related to each other in Spain. The Alvaro Herrera that came to Mexico is also related to the Padilla Davila de la Mota family as they had some ancestors in common. This is further proof of the Jewish ancestry of some of the families that settled in Los Altos de Jalisco.

Saludos,
Rick A. Ricci
Source: research book mygenes2000

While doing more research on the Herrera family I discoverered that there is one generation too many in the line, the person that I had as Alvaro Herrera's maternal grandfather is actually his uncle. His uncle and true grandfather have the same name which contributed to the confusion. Here is the correct line:

The Alvaro Herrera that came to Mexico descends from:

1) Alonso de Alarcón (alcaide de Zafra) + Juana de Santoya

2). Hernan Ruiz de Alarcón + Doña Catalina De la Torre

3). Juan de Alarcón (not married) Leonor Paéz (daughter of Jewish Portuguese
Bartolome Paéz)

4) Maria de Alarcón + Juan Herrera (converso, (Jewish family originally from Toledo, later in Portugal)

5) Alvaro Herrera traveled to the Americas in the latter part of the 16th century and left many descendants in what is now Mexico. Alvaro Herrera was baptized on 2/Sep/1540.

6) [missing generation(s)

7) Alvaro Herrera + Catalina Aceves de Hermosillo

Sorry for the error.
Rick A.Ricci

I have more information on their Herrera/Fereirra family. A few genealogists place this family as high nobility to hide their Jewish roots and their trials by the inquisition. They did have some standing in the Kings court as they were employed in high positions, and there is a Jewish line of high nobility as they descended from a rabbinic line from the house of David.

I also have more information on the Ruiz de Alarcon and their relationship to the Covarrubias family. There is also a stronger possibility now that the Martin(ez) de Alarcon family from Nueva Galicia is related to the Ruiz de Alarcon ancestors of Alvaro Herrera.

Rick A. Ricci