His father was Francisco Vela Rocha, and his mother was Maria Ortiz Sanchez.
He married Petronila Botello, daughter of Bernabe Botello and Catarina Barbosa.
Blas Vela. He married Juana Maria Garcia. He married Maria Columbina Molina de la Garza.
Ines Vela. She requested a dispensation to marry Alonso (Lorenzo) Garcia Lugo. They were married in Cerralvo.