I am finding the recent posts on Nuestors Ranchos regarding the Villasenor family very interesting. I think this would be a good time to share some of my Villasenor research below in 2 Parts.

I am finding the recent posts on Nuestors Ranchos regarding the Villasenor family very interesting. I think this would be a good time to share some of my Villasenor research below in 2 Parts. Some of it may help other researchers.

Part 1:
I have the maternal grandparents of the Conquistador Juan de Villasenor Orozco as Diego de Orozco, Comendador de Poza-Rubia en la Orden de Santiago, (son of a Rodrigo de Orozco y Mejia, Comendador de Villa Hermosa, OR son of a Fernan Ruiz Iniguez de Orozco) and Guiomar de Sandoval (daughter of Pedro de Sandoval and Catalina Fernandez).

Does this match anybody else’s notes?

Part 2:
I am working on a potential descent from the Conquistador Juan de Villasenor Orozco’s son Juan de Villasenor Cervantes, husband of Catalina Corona.

I have seen nothing directly naming Catalina’s parents but I have found one clue about her relations:

Catalina Corona, also called Catalina Gonzalez Corona, is said to be a first cousin of the wife of a Diego Hurtado, “homonimo del escribano famoso de Nueva Galicia”. I am not sure who this particular “Diego Hurtado” is, nor do I know the name of his wife, so piecing together Catalina’s lineage is proving to be difficult.

Does anybody know of any other clues regarding Catalina Corona’s background?