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Born: c. 1713

Birthplace: Guadianilla, Puerto Rico

Died: April 17, 1768

Deathplace: Yauco, Puerto Rico

Occupation: Teniente á Guerra de Yauco

Spouse: Isabel de Torres y Figueroa

Children

Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

Luis Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

Domingo Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

Isabel Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

Spouse: María de Quiñones

Children

Catarina Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

María Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

Luisa Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

José Fernando Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

Marcelo Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

Juana Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones

Father: Domingo Pacheco de Matos

Sex: Male

Fernando Pacheco de Matos

Biography

Don Fernando Pacheco de Matos was the son of Capitán de Infantería Española Don Domingo Pacheco de Matos and was born in Guadianilla. Prior to the foundation of Yauco, Fernando served as Ayudanate (aid-de-camp) in the town. He was married Doña Isabel de Torres y Figueroa around this time before she died leaving four children. He remarried around 1750 to Doña María de Quiñones y Torres de Figueroa and would have seven children with her. After the construction of a small chapel in January 1755 named Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, the settlers of Yauco sent Fernando Pacheco de Matos as their representative to the Spanish government to request the establishment of a municipality. On February 29, 1756, King Fernando VI of Spain granted the settlers their request and the town of Yauco was officially founded with Fernando Pacheco de Matos serving as its Teniente á Guerra (Lieutenant of War). This position had him responsible for: providing public safety, levying and collecting taxes, carrying out orders from the governor, and administering justice. Fernando held this position for twelve years before his death on April 17, 1768 in Yauco.

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Slaves

Don Fernando Pacheco de Matos was a known possessor of slaves in Yauco. Prior to and after his promotion to Teniente á Guerra he had slaves working in Sitio de la Zarza, Sitio del Ríos, Playa (Guadianilla) and La Hacienda Florida in Barinas which was operated by the Pacheco de Matos family since the 1600's. He and his wife, María de Quiñones, had the most slaves in Yauco during the years 1751-1790 numbering at least twenty. Some are listed here along with their descendants.

  • Isabel (died April 16, 1787)

    • Ana (July 22, 1751-October 19, 1824)

    • Clara (August 10-16, 1755)

  • Silveria

    • Paula (born July 17, 1752)

  • Juana

    • Manuel (born May 24, 1752)

    • Antonio married Petrona Ortiz, a free woman (daughter of Manuela Ortiz) on August 3, 1755.

  • Juan Pacheco married Juana de la Candelaria, a free woman.​

    • Sebastiana Pacheco (born February 1, 1752​)

      • Gregroio Pacheco (born December 26, 1793)

    • Patricio Pacheco (born March 27, 1758)​

Descendents

  1. Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (c. 1733-1777); married Maria de Torres y Figueroa

    1. Juan â€‹Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (1760-1760)

    2. Isabel Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (1763-1836); married Juan Rodriguez de la Seda

    3. Jose Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (1764); married Maria Monserrate de Lugo

    4. Fermin Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

    5. Gregoria Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

    6. Maria Antonia Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa

  2. Luis Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (c. 1728-1808)

  3. Domingo Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa (c. 1746-1821)

  4. Isabel Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa; married Clemente de Rivera in 1764.

    1. Pedro de Rivera y Pacheco de Matos (c. 1775-1777)​

    2. Juan de Rivera y Pacheco de Matos (1780-1781)

  5. Catarina Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1751-1795); married Pedro Ortiz de la Renta

    1. Alonso Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    2. Antonia Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    3. Barbara Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    4. Caterina Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    5. Domingo Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    6. Manuel Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

    7. Pedro Ortiz de la Renta y Pacheco de Matos

  6. Maria Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1754); married Cristobal Delgado

    1. Maria de la Cruz Delgado y Pacheco de Matos​ (1778)

    2. Rosa Maria Delgado y Pacheco de Matos (1780-1780)

    3. Maria de la Concepcion Delgado y Pacheco de Matos (c. 1781-1801)

    4. Ambrosio Delgado y Pacheco de Matos

    5. Catalino Delgado y Pacheco de Matos

    6. Clara Delgado y Pacheco de Matos; married Joseph Cruz

    7. Felipe Delgado y Pacheco de Matos (died 1792)

    8. Josef Antonio Delgado y Pacheco de Matos; married Paula de Torres y Figueroa

    9. Juan de la Rosa Delgado y Pacheco de Matos

    10. Marcelina Delgado y Pacheco de Matos; married Domingo Josef de Torres

  7. Luisa Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1756-1759)

  8. Jose Fernando Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1759)

  9. Marcelo Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1762-1783)

  10. Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (1764-1846); married Juana Estevania Rodriguez de la Seda

    1. Maria Monserrate Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda (1792); married Guillermo Rodriguez de la Seda

    2. Vicente Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda (1811); married Juana Delgado

    3. Ana Maria Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda; married Domingo de Torres

    4. Asuncion Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda

    5. Domingo Jose Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda; married Maria Rodriguez de la Seda

    6. Jose Maria Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda

    7. Juan Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Rodriguez de la Seda; married Maria de la Cruz Torres

  11. Juana Pacheco de Matos y Quiñones (c. 1768-1824); married Diego Delgado

Author's Notes

  • La Hacienda Florida was operated by the Pacheco de Matos family from the 1600's up until Juan María Antongiorgi's purchase of the property in the 1800's.

Timeline

  • c. 1713 - Born in Guadianilla, Puerto Rico.

  • c. 1730 - Married Isabel de Torres y Figueroa.

  • c.1730-1750 - Promoted to Ayudante.

  • c. 1750 - Married María de Quiñones.

  • 1756 - Founded Yauco.

  • 1756 - Promoted to Teniente á Guerra.

  • 1768 - Died in Yauco.

Sources

Death (1768): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKS-2HVC

Baptism of Gregorio Pacheco (1794):  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK9-W1J4?cat=277991

The Family Tree is Not Cut (2014): https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=hst_articles

Annotated 1838 Census of Yauco: Román, Juan D. Censo Poblacional de Yauco del 1838

© 2020 by Julian Nunez

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