Sargento Mayor Cristobal Nevares y Heredia - His Legacy

Cristobal Nevares y Heredia, of about 25 years old arrived at Santiago Papasquiaro from Parral Chihuahua to take position as ‘Sargento Mayor’ or main sargent of the Presidio of Tepehuanes. He was the first person in Durango named Nevares or Nevarez, the latter being the present spelling of the surname.  He took ownership of the Hacienda previously owned by Juan de Herrera Mojarras who was moved to Cerro Gordo to be under General Juan de Barraza. 

This post describes his life as known today. A study of the evidence of his family and military campaigns is included.

A new Narrative about the Nevarez Family (2023)

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History and Geneology of a Family: The De La Carrera of Tepehuanes Durango

The De La Carrera story starts with the foundation of Tepehuanes with Juan De La Carrera. It links to Puebla Mexico where some of the first families arrived. It continues with the Carrera families that moved to Chihuahua and finally it includes the lineage of one family that migrated to La Purisima and La Sierra.

History and Geneology of a Family: The De La Carrera of Tepehuanes Durango

The Manriques Family of Carreras

The third investigation describes the Manriquez family that migrated to Tepehuanes Durango from Guanajuato Mexico.

This family came in the mid 1700's, about 120 years after the start of the Tepehuanes Mission.  They married into the established families like the Carreras, Nevarez, Martinez, Melero and Casarez. Some additional information on all the families is included.  

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The Del Corral of Presidios Durango

The Del Corral of Presidios Durango

The second investigation describes another family that lived in Presidios for a long time. Presidios is between Santiago Papasquiaro and Santa Catalina de Tepehuanes. It was occupied by the Spanish soldiers to provide security to Mision de Santa Catalina. This mision started as an Indian Mission and was for most of the beginning designated as the place for native Indians could  move to and be safe from other tribes. The town stated with some Tepehaunes indians that became Catholic and sought refuge in this town. The towns around the town, other towns  became the home of many of the soldiers families that sought lands and places to live. These families were large eventually started to take ownership of the lands. These families eventually moved to San Joseph de la Boca, Carreras, Presidio and El Venado.

The Del Corrals held many positions of authority and many were Captains and Alferes.

For a complete description go to the link below:

The Del Corral Family of Presidio

Bienvenidos! First article is the Chaidez Investigation

 If we ever wonder where the Chaidez name, popular in Durango originates from, this timeline will give you the information you need. 

A Timeline of a Chaidez Family back to 1600's

This blog describes the timeline of a person named Geronimo Echaide that shows up in Durango, Mexico around the 1640's and married Antonia Tinoco. The family is described as Espanoles, based on the definition of this caste in 1600's. The Chaidez family started in Durango and they migrated to many places in the world. The Chaidez family flourished in Tepehuanes municipality where you find many Chaidez living there, but they also migrated to Cosala, Sinaloa where they flourished.

The first Chaidez in Tepehuanes was named Lucas De Chaide Tinoco. He moved to Santiago Papasquiaro to serve as soldier, then he moved to San Jose De La Boca with his family.  He is buried in the Church of Santa Catalina De Tepehuanes. His burial description says "1710 - Lucas De Chayde. En Viente y Dos de Octubre murio en el puerto de la Boca Lucas De Chayde soldado que fue muchos an~os recibidos todos los sacramentos pal dia siguiente  viente y tres se enterro' en esta Yglesia de Santa Catarina entre el altar de Guadalupe y la pila de agua bedita y para que conste lo firme' - Joseph De Ocampo."  Lucas de Chayde was buried between the Guadalupe altar and the holy water container.