He was born circa 1773. His father was Juan Antonio Canales, and his mother was Maria de los Santos Garcia. His father owned Mier 40 grant.
He married Maria Segunda Guerra Cañamar, daughter of Juan Manuel Guerra Cañamar and Maria Isabel Treviño in 1802. He was 29 years old, and the bride was 19 years old.
Francisco Canales. He married Saturnina Saldaña, daughter of Jose Francisco Anastacio Saldaña and Maria Julia de la Peña on 3 Jul 1844 in Mier.
Maria Encarnacion Canales. She married Jose Antonio Ramirez, son of Jose Miguel Ramirez Hinojosa and Maria Antonia Izaguirre in 1833.
In 1782, he lived in Mier in household number 8. The church census recorded that he was a child, , and 9 years old. His household included 10 people, 2 of whom were likely servants:
Don Juan Antonio Canales, married, age 51.
Maria de los Santos Garcia, married, age 32.
Jose Antonio Tiburcio Francisco Canales, a child, age 9.
Jose Estevan Canales, a child, age 7.
Maria Josefa Canales, a young child, age 6.
Maria Leonor Canales, a young child, age 4.
Maria Dorothea Canales, a young child, age 2.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, single, casta, age 21.
Juana Maria de la Cruz, an unmarried girl, india, age 19.
Maria Encarnacion Canales, an unmarried girl, india, age 19.