His father was Pedro Vela, and his mother was Maria Gertrudis Cuellar. He owned Agostadero del Sordo grant, Jim Hogg County.
On 3 Jan 1811, he requested a dispensation to marry Maria de los Santos Benavides in Revilla due to 2nd + 3rd grade relation. Dispensation source: link.
Agostadero del Sordo grant, Jim Hogg County