Martín de Villaroya

Brief Biography

Martín de Villaroya was present at the 1540 muster as a well-equipped horseman. He was also the son-in-law of expeditionaries Alonso Sánchez and Francisca de Hozes. The documentary record loses sight of him after the muster, which may indicate that he died on the Expedition.

Gender
Male
Title (Y/N)
No
Last Known Location
Tepic, Mexico (Muster)
European Social Status
Commoner
Position on Expedition
Horseman
Pre-Expedition Occupation
Tailor
Married
Yes
Name of Spouse
Catalina de Hoçes
Name of Children
Jeronimo, María de Lara
Relatives
son-in-law of Alonso Sánchez and Francisca de Hozes
References-Documentary

1530-1540:

Millares Carlo y Montecón, Indice y extractos, II:1909 [fols. 88v – 89r: Agreement by Martín de Villarroya, tailor, vecino of México, to act as depositorio for 70 pesos owed to Juan Jiménez, merchant];

AGI, Contaduría, 662 [in March 1536 in Mexico City a Martín de Villarroya buys 160 cargas de cal from Tetevanco for 10 pesos];

APSM, “Bautismos de Españoles, 1536-1746” [fol.25r: Martín de Villaroya y Catalina de Hoçes baptized Jeronimo, 1? Oct. 1538, padrinos bachiller Blas de Bustamante, Juan de la Cruz and their wives];

1540-1550:

1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [4 horses, chainmail vest, native arms]

1550-1560:

Catálogo, Resumen e Índices, CGI [fol.61/61v: 1554, María de Lara, wife of Francisco Hernández, is daughter of Catalina Hozes and Martín de Villaroya]