He was born circa 1592. His father was Alonso de la Pontiga, and his mother was Inez Rodriguez de Valdez.
He married Ana de Salazar, daughter of Pedro de Salazar and Maria Isabel de Treviño Quintanilla. It was her second marriage.
Lorenzo Suarez de Longoria, born 1629. He married Antonia Rodriguez, daughter of Fernan Blas Perez and Andrea Rodriguez. He married Beatriz Gonzalez de Paredes, daughter of Juan Gonzalez and Maria de Olea Camacho.