His father was Jose Prudencio Salinas, and his mother was Maria Antonia Montalvo.
He married Francisca Ramirez, daughter of Antonio Ramirez Yzaguirre and Maria Encarnacion Canales.
Julia Salinas. She married Jose Isidro Saldaña, son of Rafael Saldaña and Maria Teresa Hinojosa on 16 Feb 1874 in Mier.