He was born circa 1650. His father was Jose Canales.
He married Gertrudis de Montemayor.
He married Maria de Charles. It was his second marriage.
Capt. Blas Canales Montemayor, born 1676. He married Maria Baez de Benavides, daughter of Bernardo Baez de Benavides Martinez and Francisca de los Reyes Ponce.