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Alejandro Farias
Alejandro Farias , español, was baptized on 23 Apr 1764 in Camargo, a resident of San Joseph, the son of Pedro Ignacio Farias, español, and Maria Guadalupe Saldua, española. His padrino was Dn Juan Antonio de Echave. Source: Camargo Baptisms p. 9(Link to original).
He requested a dispensation to marry Andrea Rivas on 24 Dec 1784 in Camargo. They were married in Jan 1785 in Camargo. The marriage record notes that he was from Camargo, a resident of Rancho del Cuchara. Dispensation source: Guerra et al., Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of Guadalajara, (Link to original).
Children
Gertrudis Farias married Jose Matias Ramirez, who owned Palo Blanco, Camargo 86.
Land
In 1809 he was granted San Jose by the King of Spain.
In 1835, he sold San Jose to Pedro de la Garza Treviño for 500 pesos.
