His father was Pedro del Alcantara Benavides?, and his mother was Maria Josefa de la Cerna?. He owned Porción 23, Revilla, Zapata County.
He married Juana Josefa Ramirez Hinojosa, daughter of Jose Cristobal Ramirez and Maria Matiana Hinojosa in Revilla. Her father owned Porción 17, Revilla, Zapata County.
Porción 23, Revilla, Zapata County