Tejano History
Garza Montemayor, Juan Jose De La
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GARZA MONTEMAYOR, JUAN JOSÉ DE LA (1765–1816). Juan José de la Garza Montemayor was born in 1765 in Mier, Nuevo Santander, Mexico. He was the son of Juan José de la Garza Montemayor, Sr., and Gertrudis Chapa and the grandson of Capt. Blas de la Garza Falcónqv and Beatriz Gonzales de Hidalgo. On October 3, 1786, he married Josefa López de Jaen (Xaen) in Camargo. Eleven children were born to this couple.
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