Jose Elias de la Garza was baptized on 24 Jun 1708, the son of Gov. Gen. Clemente de la Garza and Maria Josefa de la Garza.
He requested a dispensation to marry Maria Josefa Gonzalez Hidalgo in 1734. Dispensation source: Guerra et al., Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of Guadalajara, p.155.