AGI, Indiferente General, 2054, N.122 [Licencia para pasar a Santiago de Cuba, a Juan de Ribadeneira, vecino de Santiago de Cuba, en compañia de dos criados, 1573; his wife and children live in Santiago; "he servido a su magestad mas de veinte y çinco años," can sign; was with Pedro Menéndez de Avilés];
AGI, Santo Domingo, 99, R.12, N.40 [1570, Francisco de Parada, vecino and regidor of Santo Domingo, Cuba; concerning some blacks sent to the island without license; makes out a testamento cerrado, 14 May 1571 and it is now opened 25 May 1571; in San Salvador del Bayamo he owned haciendas de negros; wants a capilla built in Medina de las Torres; 600 pesos each to doña María de Parada (daughter of Francisco de Vallejo and Bernardina de Parada) and Pedro de Parada; wants a stone and brick church built in Bayamo; will was signed by Francisco; he is sending to Pedro de Ávila 1000 pesos on the next ship for 1571; owes Diego de Miranda 225 pesos; pay Esteban Martín, vecino de Bayamo, 224 pesos [around image 83/9r]; Simón García owes him 74 pesos; entrusted Bartolomé Sánchez with 140 pesos [fol. 11r]; send 1000 pesos with Francisco Gutiérres to Spain; giving 4 slaves to Martín Hernández and his wife Francisca Hernández; Juan de Ribadeneyra owes him 28 pesos en plata corriente que me pidio prestados [fol. 13v]; mentions masses for parents and grandparents in Medina de las Torres; Bernardina is in Cuba; no mention of any children or wife of his own; his albaceas are to trust Juan de Morales in Sevilla with his bequests; signed, no signature on copy];
Iglesia de Santa Vera Cruz, Registros Parroquiales, Bautismos [September 17, 1576, baptism of Joseph, son of a Juan de Ribadeneyra, negro, y Magdalena su muger; padrino is don Hernán? de Logroño];
AGI, Quito, 50, N.56, R.1 [1625, Ribadeneira, Francisco, clerigo presbitero, son of Juan de Ribadeneira and doña Ynes de Sotomayor; maternal grandfather captain Francisco Ruiz; paternal grandfather Francisco Trujillo; no mention of Cíbola by his father];
Ducasse, Quito [p.263: in Ecuador, married to Inéz de Sotomayor, son Francisco Rivdeneyra (probanza, reference-AGI, Quito, 50)];