His father was Francisco Vela Rocha, and his mother was Maria Ortiz Sanchez.
He married Francisca de Olivares Benavides, daughter of Bartolome Olivares and Maria Sepulveda de Benavides.
Salvador Vela. He requested a dispensation to marry Maria Agueda Longoria. They were married on 22 Sep 1735 in Cerralvo. He owned Porción 90, Camargo.