He was born circa 1740.
He married Maria Candelaria Garcia/de la Cruz.
Maria Encarnacion Ortiz, baptized 11 Nov 1763. She married Juan Domingo de Castro on 10 Nov 1787 in Monclova. Witnesses were Dn Josef Antonio Menchaca, Dn Phelipe Ximenez, and Domingo Menchaca. Her husband died on 12 Apr 1798 in Zaragoza, Coahuila. He was 58 years old.