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*** Martina ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9099471/maria-martina-lodge 1807-1890]) - married 3 times: Simon Cota*, [[Lodge, Michael|Michael Lodge]], and Louis Depeaux (''Riptide'' CE23) | *** Martina ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9099471/maria-martina-lodge 1807-1890]) - married 3 times: Simon Cota*, [[Lodge, Michael|Michael Lodge]], and Louis Depeaux (''Riptide'' CE23) | ||
**** Nicanor Cota, who married French-Canadian Francois Lajeunesse of the 1833 Walker party (no local burial found) | **** Nicanor Cota, who married French-Canadian Francois Lajeunesse of the 1833 Walker party (no local burial found) | ||
**** Luisa Cota, who married Frenchman Jean Richard Fourcade (no local burial found) | ***** The Cota family was more prominent in the Los Angeles area, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Cota Leonardo Cota]. | ||
****Carmelita Castro Lodge married [[Fallon, Thomas|Thomas Fallon]] | **** Luisa [Cota] Lodge (Rowland p.161), who married Frenchman Jean Richard Fourcade (no local burial found) | ||
**** Carmelita Castro Lodge married [[Fallon, Thomas|Thomas Fallon]] | |||
**** Maria Antonia Lodge ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87863192/mary-peck 1834-1915]) married [[Peck, Henry W.|Henry Winegar Peck]] | **** Maria Antonia Lodge ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87863192/mary-peck 1834-1915]) married [[Peck, Henry W.|Henry Winegar Peck]] | ||
**** Maria Elena Lodge ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103195061/ellen-littlejohn 1836-1904]) married [[Littlejohn, Joseph D.|Joseph Littlejohn]] | **** Maria Elena Lodge ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103195061/ellen-littlejohn 1836-1904]) married [[Littlejohn, Joseph D.|Joseph Littlejohn]] | ||
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Maria Antonia Castro y Montero (relation to other Castros unknown) married [[Buckle, William|William Buckle]]. | Maria Antonia Castro y Montero (relation to other Castros unknown) married [[Buckle, William|William Buckle]]. | ||
The best known Castro is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castro José Antonio Castro] (1808 – February 1860), who commanded Mexican forces in Northern California during the Mexican-American War. From Wikipedia: "His father José Tiburcio Castro was a soldier, member of the Diputación (territorial legislature), mayordomo (administrator) of Mission San Juan Bautista after it was secularized, and grantee of Rancho Sausal." It's not known how closely José Tiburcio was related to Joaquin Isidro, except that both came to California as soldiers with De Anza. | |||
===Elsewhere in California=== | ===Elsewhere in California=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 12 November 2025
The Castro family was one of the two (the other being the Rodriguez family) largest and most influential groups of Californio immigrants/colonists to settle in Santa Cruz County (and elsewhere in California).
- Joaquin Isidro* - Came to California as a soldado in the de Anza party of 1776, with his wife Martina Botiller and 8 children. After his death at Monterey in 1802, Martina moved to the Branciforte/Santa Cruz area.
- Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an invalido. Of the surviving children:
- Antonia married Antonio Feliz
- Rafaela (1799-1841) - married Francisco Rodriguez
- Rafael (1803-1878) was grantee of Rancho Aptos, and is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Aptos.
- Maria Rafaela (1837-1857) married A. J. Eldon and died at age 20 - probably in childbirth.
- Maria Augustia (1844-1896) married Joseph Arano.
- Martina (1807-1890) - married 3 times: Simon Cota*, Michael Lodge, and Louis Depeaux (Riptide CE23)
- Nicanor Cota, who married French-Canadian Francois Lajeunesse of the 1833 Walker party (no local burial found)
- The Cota family was more prominent in the Los Angeles area, including Leonardo Cota.
- Luisa [Cota] Lodge (Rowland p.161), who married Frenchman Jean Richard Fourcade (no local burial found)
- Carmelita Castro Lodge married Thomas Fallon
- Maria Antonia Lodge (1834-1915) married Henry Winegar Peck
- Maria Elena Lodge (1836-1904) married Joseph Littlejohn
- Maria Guadeloupe Castro Lodge married France-born Joseph Averon
- Maria Josefa Castro Lodge married Lambert Clements
- Nicanor Cota, who married French-Canadian Francois Lajeunesse of the 1833 Walker party (no local burial found)
- Candida married Josef Bolcoff
- Maria de los Angeles married Joseph Majors
- Jacinta, grantee of Rancho Refugio along with sisters Candida and Maria de los Angeles, became a nun and renounced her share of the rancho.
- Carlos - born during the 1776 march. Mayor domo of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812.
- Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an invalido. Of the surviving children:
Maria Antonia Castro y Montero (relation to other Castros unknown) married William Buckle.
The best known Castro is José Antonio Castro (1808 – February 1860), who commanded Mexican forces in Northern California during the Mexican-American War. From Wikipedia: "His father José Tiburcio Castro was a soldier, member of the Diputación (territorial legislature), mayordomo (administrator) of Mission San Juan Bautista after it was secularized, and grantee of Rancho Sausal." It's not known how closely José Tiburcio was related to Joaquin Isidro, except that both came to California as soldiers with De Anza.
Elsewhere in California
- Jose Antonio Castro held several different high-ranking offices in Mexican-era Alta California. His house in San Juan Bautista is now a museum.
- Juan B. Castro, founder of Castroville and nephew of Pio Pico, was profiled in: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893), p433.