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Jose Ramon Guerra Cañamar
Jose Ramon Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1717 in Monterrey, the son of Cristobal Guerra Cañamar and Nicolasa Baez de Treviño.
He requested a dispensation to marry Rosalia Hinojosa in 1752. Dispensation source: Guerra et al., Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of Guadalajara, p.150.
Children
Antonio Albino Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1752. He married Maria Rosalia Salinas.
Jose Antonio Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1753.
Maria Caterina Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1759. She married Antonio Gregorio Sanchez Solis, who owned Mier 69.
Jose Alejandro Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1760. He married Maria Lugarda Garcia, Maria Carmen Barrera.
Maria Ignacia Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1763. She married Jose Lopez de Jaen.
Maria Juana Francisca Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1764. She married Jose Antonio Peña Maldonado.
Maria Graciela Guerra Cañamar was born circa 1766.
Vicente Guerra Cañamar was baptized on 10 Feb 1768 in Mier. He married Maria Josefa Ramirez.
Jose Ignacio Guerra Cañamar was baptized on 25 Jan 1770.
Land
In 1767, as a primitivo poblador, he was granted Mier 6 by the King of Spain. Ramon Guerra was one of the surveyors for Mier in 1767, teamed with Juan Jose de la Garza of Camargo. In 1767 there was an improved estancia at the site.
Household (Mier, 1782)
In 1782, he lived at San Lorenzo de las Minas. He was the ranch owner. The church census recorded that he was a widower, español, and 65 years old. The priest referred to him with the title Don. His household included 8 people:
Don Jose Ramon Guerra Cañamar, español, a widower, age 65. He was the ranch owner.
Jose Antonio Guerra Cañamar, español, single, age 29.
Jose Alejandro Guerra Cañamar, español, single, age 22.
Maria Ignacia Guerra Cañamar, española, an unmarried girl, age 19.
Maria Juana Francisca Guerra Cañamar, española, an unmarried girl, age 18.
Maria Graciela Guerra Cañamar, española, an unmarried girl, age 16.
Vicente Guerra Cañamar, español, a child, age 15.
Jose Ignacio Guerra Cañamar, español, a child, age 11.
