His father was Sgt Maj Antonio de Gongora, and his mother was Ana Gonzalez.
He married Juana Martinez Guajardo, daughter of Juan Martinez Guajardo and Clara de Aguirre.
In 1701, he requested a dispensation to marry Maria Rosa de Arellano. It was his second marriage, and her second marriage. Dispensation source: Guerra, et. al., Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of Guadalajara, p.271.