His father was Salvador Vela, and his mother was Maria Agueda Longoria. His father owned Camargo 90 grant.
He married Maria Rosalia Gonzalez.
Maria Josefa Vela. She married Jose Manuel Lopez de Jaen, son of Francisco Lopez de Jaen and Maria Agustina Longoria.
Juan Vela. He married Maria Margarita Gonzalez, daughter of Nicolas Gonzalez and Josefa Garcia on 21 Jul 1807.