don Diego de Guevara

1530-1540:

Obregón, Historia [p.61: given the encomienda of Topía by Guzmán];

AGI, Justicia, 259, Pieza 2, “Visita a don Antonio de Mendoza” [copies of documents from 2 Jan. 1538, fol. 49v-50r and 13 June 1538, fol. 50v  list a Guevara as a member of Mendoza’s personal guard, as a footman] [cédula, June 30, 1537, directing Mendoza to give Guevara a corregimiento];

AGI, Justicia, 258, Pieza 1-2 [fol. 748v: Diego de Guevara was corregidor of the pueblo de Amula and its environs 11 April 1539 with a salary of 250 pesos/yr]

1540-1550:

1540, Feb: Muster in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 12 [5 horses, elk hide jacket, helmet, native arms]

Rionda Arreguín, Guia General [p. 191-92: Guanajuato, "desde el año de 1545, le [Cristóbal de Oñate] sustituyó en calidad de Alcalde Mayor [de Nueva Galicia] Baltasar Gallegos, quien gobernón como tal hasta 1547, en cuyo tiempo fué a su vez sustiudo por D. Diego de Guevara];

AGI, Justicia, 259, pieza 1 [1546, charge 19, assigned corregimiento, fol. 76r, 31 Oct. 1546];

AGI, Justicia, 261, Pieza 3, “Visita a don Antonio de Mendoza” [fol. 1320r: interrogatory of Mendoza, witness, son of don Juan de Guevara, from the villa of Escalante and the casa of Trezeño, is a relative of Mendoza];

AGI, Justicia, 266, “Probanza de don Antonio de Mendoza” [Guevara was a scheduled witness, 17 March 1547, Temextitan, estante in Mexico City, didn't testify]

1550-1560:

AGN, Instituciones Coloniales, GD72, Real Audiencia, Mercedes, vol.3, exp.189, 1550 [fols. 81r y v: June 1550: complaint by the Indians of the pueblo of Atucupa (Yzmiquilpa) about an estancia for large livestock that has been established by don Diego de Guevara, vecino of México; the animals were eating the planted fields; Guevara is ordered to remove the livestock and pay damages];

Papeles de Nueva España, “Suma de visitas,” #517 [1/2 Tenango, sujeto a Meztitlan, 1/2-Alonso de Mérida: este pueblo tiene 10 estancias que se llaman Acatlmanco, Aguacatla, Çiçicastla, Achichipico, Acuixinco, Yztacniuhapa, Xilitla, Teptonilco, Yztactlaltipan, Ystacapan; tributan cada 30 dias 80 ollas de pescado puestas en Mexico; tiene otra estancia que se llama Soyatepeque que tiene 9 suetos, y todo junto son 644 casas y en ellas 1010 indios con su familia; dan cada 80 dias 80 ollas de pescado puestas en Mexico y hazen 14 sementeras pequeñas de trigo de riego en las cuales se cogen un año con otro 600 fanegas y de maiz cogen 400 fanegas y allende dan servicio y otras menudencias; esta  de Mexico 25 leguas y de Panuco 40; tiene de termino 7 leguas de largo y en ancho 4; confina con Meztitlan, Macuilsuchitl y Yzmiquilpa; es tierra caliente y fragosa];

APSM, “Bautismos de Españoles, 1536-1746” [II: fol. 5v: 20 Aug 1552 don Diego de Guevara and Isabel de Barrios baptize Andrés, padrinos were Juan Alonso de Sosa and Juan de Cuevas];

APSM, “Bautismos de Españoles, 1536-1746” [II: fol. 16r: 6 May 1553 Licenciado Santillan and doña María de Barrios baptize Rodrigo with don Diego de Guevara and doña Isabel de Barrios as padrinos];

Actas de Cabildo, Tomo III, Book 6, p.207 [1 Jan 1556- don Diego de Guevara named alcalde ordinario];

AGI, Contratación, 471, N.2, R.1 [Bienes de Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze, death of Rodrigo reported by doña Ursula Carlos?, his viuda muger, vecina de Sevilla (collación de San Juan); in Mexico City, November 13, 1562, reference is made to a document present in November 1561, referring back even farther to August 30, 1553, when a Francisco Pérez, “factor de Rodrigo Álvarez,” delivered 15 burros e burras; a witness in 1553 is a Francisco Gutiérrez, estante en México; in November 1561 in Mexico City, Diego Agundez trestifies that he possesses “bienes, mercedes y otras cosas” of Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze (afterwards referred to as only Rodrigo Álvarez); another witness, Gonzalo de Villarubia, terstifies that 3 or 4 years earlier a Diego Ramos died, in one of the clauses of Ramos’s will he specified that 300 pesos be given to the heirs of “Rodrigo Álvarez, padre del dicho Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze; Agundez later testifies that he sold “una carga de coracinas e cotas que me envio Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze;” an account of the albacea of  a Diego de Valmaseda shows that on February 22, 1553, six pesos were paid for the diezmo on a burra delivered to don Diego de Guevara; and on October 27, 330 pesos are received “que son por una burra perdida con una asnyta que vendi a don Diego de Guevara;” a Juan Yñiguez is banquero (en Sevilla) por bienes del dicho Rodrigo Álvarez; in February 1562, Juan de Cuenca deposited “en la caxa de su magestad” in Mexico City 523 pesos, 5 tomines, and 10 granos de oro común “por bienes de Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze, difunto, vecino de Sevilla;” the deceased is next recorded as “Rodrigo Álvarez de Arze, el viejo;” in Mexico city, December 23, 1559, before “el señor alcalde don Rodrigo Maldonado,” Francisco Gutiérrez presented a document in the name of Juan de Cuenca; don Rodrigo Maldonado signs, another short document dated April 1, 1560; and another dated December 19, 1559; in 1561 Vasco de Puega ordered Gonzalo de Villarrubia and Alonso Ramos to give an acounting of the “bienes e hazienda de Rodrigo Álvarez, el viejo, difunto, conforme a el testamento de Diego Ramos difunto;” Villarrubia and Ramos “tienen e han tenido sus bienes de mucho tiempo a esta parte;”];

AGI, Patronato, 284, N.2, R.24 [carta de executoria concerning Tejada’s residencia by doctor Montealegre, oidor, (1554) and visita by licenciado Francisco Tello de Sandoval (1543), 1558] [Guevara harmed by Tejada’s supposed use of excess acequia water from Guaximalpa, fol. 2v];

AGI, Justicia, 153, N.5, Pieza 1, 1554 [El Governador y Principales de Yndios de la Provincia de Metestitan Contra don Diego de Guevara, sobre la mitad de la encomienda de la dicha provincia, Vallidolid, Spain 7 Aug 1555, Pueblo of Meztislan, 20 Dec . 1553, through the interpreter of the Mexican language Hernan Pérez presents a poder from the principales of the pueblo, requesting a moderation of the pueblo's tributes, held by don Alonso de Mérida, don Diego de Guevara, Miguel Diez de Aux; tributes too high and there are mistreatments of the natives;

AGI, Justicia, 168 [don Luis de Quesada; record includes in February 1554 a memoria de las personas que han tenido indios por hijas (fols. 305r-307r); it includes don Diego de Guevara, who married a daughter of Andrés de Barrios; Melchior de Robles, vecino of Oaxaca who married the daughter of an unnamed conquistador];

AGI, Justicia, 153, N.5, Pieza 2, 1554 [El Governador y Principales de Yndios de la Provincia de Metestitan Tenango y Quecalatengo Contra don Diego de Guevara and Alonso de Mérida y toros, sobre ciertas  tasaciones y otras cosas, Pueblo of Mestitlan, 2 Jan 1554, the Valley of Mestitlan is 8 leagues long, varies in width from 1/4-1 league wide; many Spaniards came because the valley is very fertile and the Indians provided them with many things because of the caudaloso  (lots of water) river; and the mountains are 8 leagues distant; a great depopulation due to the bad treatment; asking for a reduction in tribute for the next 2 years; the encomenderos are getting 100,000 Castellanos of gold out of the Indians in tributes and services; 2 Indians were killed; Andrés de Barrios is deceased and his heirs are dona Leonor, wife of Gonzalo de las Casas; dona Ysabel, wife of don Diego de Guevara; dona María, wife of Dr. Santillán, oydor of the Audiencia of Mexico, 30 June 1553-testimonio de Digeo de Guevara: escribano of the Audiencia; gives a document showing what the tribute should be and accusing Mérida of mistreatment; apparently his father-in-law and Mérida shared the pueblo; a history of what they extracted from it includes personal service of painting their houses, sandals, used in mining; that these demands far exceeded the tribute required by law; an Indian whipped to death; in all 52 complaints; 6 July 1553-the visitador Diego Ramirez makes his report on Mestitlan by taking witnesses- Indians; Poder by Alonso de Mérida, vecino and regidor of Mexico City to Juan Mosquera de Molina, alcalde de la fortaleza de Simancas; Licenciado Juan de Aguilar, vecino of Granada; Juan Vázquez de Salazar e de Molina, residente in the Court; wife and children of Alonso Lucas, deceased in Mexico City, concerning 1/2 Mestitlan tenango and Queçalatengo; says he is entitled to 1/2 the pueblo; he signed it-(no signature); Andrés de Barrios married doña Leonor Suárez Guevara presents his statement that he got the pueblo through Isabel, who got it from her father; Leonor and Gonzalo vacated any claim to Isabel, the 2nd daughter; Probanza of don Diego de Guevara, 23 Jan 1554 - (no signature)s  [Pieza3, fol. 14 [left] [a probanza regarding  marriage to Isabel in which he obtained the encomienda]; witness-Juan Pérez, 65 +/- has known Guevara only 6 years [according to Gerhard, he was able to keep the encomienda];

Catálogo, Resumen e Índices [20 Oct 1559, Don Diego de Guevara, vecino, otorga poder general a Juan de Salazar y a Álvaro Ruíz, procuradores de causas de la Real Audiencia, ausentes. Testigos: Luis Juárez, Diego Delgado y Pedro Serrano, vecinos]

1560-1570:

AGI, México, 206, N.8  [Relaçion de Jorge Ceron Carvajal, 6 Feb. 1560, Mexico City; witness: don Diego de Guevara, vecino, 40 +/-, signed (no signature on copy)];

AGI, México, 100, R.3 [6 Feb. 1560, Mexico City, probanza of Jorge Çeron Caravajal; witness: don Luis de Castilla, witness in Mexico City 28 Feb. 1560, 50+; don Diego de Guevara, vecino, 40 +/-; Cristóbal de Oñate, vecino, 60 +/-];

AGI, Indiferente General, 1529, N.2 [relación de tasaciones de pueblos de Indios de Nueva España, 1560; "Mestitlan la mitad en Francisco de Mérida hijo de Alonso de Mérida primero tenedor y la otra mitad en don Diego de Guevara por casado con hija de Andrés de Barrios que fue primero trenedor y de esta mitad de don Diego de Guevara goça el tercio de ella don Rodrigo Maldonado por casado con hija de Miguel Díaz de Aux esta tasado en mantas maiz ollas de pescado que vale trese mill e quinientos pesos"];

AGN, Instituciones Coloniales, GD72, Real Audiencia, Mercedes, vol.5-6, primera parte, exp. s/n, 1560 [fol. 189r: December 1560: grant to an Alonso González, residente en las Chichimecas de guerra of an estancia de ganado mayor en términos de Sichu adjacent to an estancia belonging to don Diego de Guevara on the savannah of San Sebastian, next to a cerrillo called Las Charcas which is outside where the Indians of Xilotepeque live, 23 Dec. 1560];

AGN, Instituciones Coloniales, GD72, Real Audiencia, Mercedes, vol.5-6, primera parte, exp.4, 1560 [fol. 15v: April 1560, grant of a caballería y media and una estancia de ganado mayor already established that had belonged to García de Vega en las Chichimecas to don Diego de Guevara, vecino de México; the property was inspected by a Juan Sánchez de Alamos, caballeria and estancia, Chichimecas, image 34; hago merced a vos don Diego de Guevara, vecino de Mexico de cavalleria y media de tierra en el termino y de estancia deben a el estancia de ganado mayor que teneys poblar en las Chichimecas que fue de García de Vega junto a una fuente y asimismo de un otro de estancia para ganado mayor en las dichas Chichimecas entre la Margarita y estancia de Verdasco todo en lo qual sido Juan Sanches de Alanis justicia en los Chichimecas...Mexico, 4 April 1560, don Luis de Velasco];

AGI, México, 281 [1561, Probanza de bachiller Francisco del Rio, clérigo, Mexico; witness: don Diego de Guevara, age-40 +/-, signed (no signature on copy); Alonso de Ávila Alvarado, 30];

AGI, México, 206, N.35 [for Cristóbal Escobar] [about age 40 in 1561; signed it and read it-(no signature on copy)];

AGI, Patronato, 182, R.3 [October 1561, Guadalajara, Límites de Nueva Galicia; interrogatorio asks whether the witnesses know Rodrigo de Frías, vecino de Guadalajara and alcalde mayor of the mines of Comanja y Señora que estan en este reino; and whether they know don Diego de Guevara, alcalde mayor que fue de este reino [Nueva Galicia]; central issue is whether the Rio Grande as far as Querétero is one of the boundaries of Nueva Galicia; Guanajuato and the valle de Oxitipa are also involved; petition mentions that Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, gobernador que fue, conceded Querétaro to Pedro Vázquez, vecino de Compostela; then de la Torre gave it to Francisco Barron, vecino de Guadalajara; a Pedro Gómez de Contreras is mentioned as a former teniente de alcalde mayor en las minas de Guanajuato; then "vuestra audiencia deste reino proveydo a Rodrigo de Frías, vecino de Guadalajara por alcalde mayor y justicia en las minas nuevas que se han descubierto en las sierras de Comanja que estan mucho mas cercanas a esta dicha ciudad [Guadalajara]...y estando el dicho alcalde mayor Rodrigo de Frías administrando e haciendo justicia un Juan de Jaso, vecino de la ciudad de México, con mano armada y gente que consigo trajo...;" Jaso went to where Frías was "con vara alta y con mucha gente armada y entro en las dichas minas...y le quito la vara que asi tenia en las manos forzablemente...y le maltrato e le trajo su persona;" Jaso had a provisión from Luis de Velasco; Pedro de Ledesma is one of the signatories to the petition, as a regidor of Guadalajara; Juan Tellez, escribano público, mentions ongoing pleitos with Cristóbal Pérez and Álvaro Ruíz, procuradores de la audiencia real de Nueva España, and with several other persons; an Hernando Alvarado, estante en Guadalajara, is a witness in November 1561; according to interrogatorio, Nuño de Guzmán granted Querétaro to Lope de Samaniego; "por fin y muerte del dicho Lope de Samaniego Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, gobernador que fue...deposito el pueblo de queretaro en Pero Vázquez, vecino de la ciudad de Compostela;" a witness to the presentation of witnesses is Francisco Roxo, vecino de Guadalajara; witnesses called include Rodrigo de Frías and Alonso Martín, vecinos de Guadalajara; Alonso Martín is a conquistador of Nueva Galicia, more than 55 years old; he only heard about Vázquez de Coronado substituting Pedro Vázquez for Lope de Samaniego; according to witness Diego Hurtado, "Pedro Vázquez vino a este reino al tiempo que el gobernador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado volvio de la conquista de Cíbola...y el dicho Francisco Vázquez lo tenia por suyo [because Pedro Vázquez had lost his mind] e ? xaramyllo trato pleito sobre ello e este vido que paso en el año de quarenta e tres"];

Actas de Cabildo, Tomo IV, Book 7, p.25 [20 March 1562, don Diego de Guevara replaced Rui González, who had died, on the Cabildo; p.215 15 Sept. 1564-don Diego de Guevara was the tenedor de bienes de difuntos e por quel suso dicho esta muy enfermo por la grabeza de su enfermedad no puede huzar del cargo];

AGI, México, 97, R.4 [letter to king from Francisco Morales regarding repartimientos, May 19, 1563] [a don Diego de Guevara married to a daughter of Andrés de Barrios; as a result of Barrios’ death, Guevara received repartimiento of half of the pueblo and province Mestitán; fol. 2r, Complains that the heirs of Andrés de Barrios, including the daughter married to don Diego de Guevara, have more repartimientos than allowed by royal decree; that the oldest daughter was supposed to choose which repartimiento she and her husband wanted, leaving the other to the Crown, not to her sister and Guevara; R2 witness for Juan Velasquez de Salazar, 35, vecino, 13 Feb 1561, signed-(no signature on copy)];

Catálogo, Resumen e Índices [3 Mar 1563, Isabel Juárez, mujer de Diego García de Paredes, vecina, con licencia, otorga poder general a Diego García de Paredes, su marido, y a Juan de Salamanca, vecinos, y, especialmente, para que puedan tomar cuenta a cualesquier personas de cualquier compañía o Contrataciónes que con ellos haya tenido la otorgante. Firmó. Testigos: Diego de Guevara, regidor, Miguel de Écija y Juan Bautista de San Miguel, vecinos y estantes];

AGI, Contaduría, 667A [las penas paid to the cámara real, 1565: don Diego de Guevara, alcalde [ordinario] of México, is fined 20 pesos (the accounting must include the past)];

AGI, México, 208, N.23 [20 Feb. 1565, Mexico, doña Isabel de Barrios, muger of don Diego de Guevara, vecino and regidor, deceased, tutora y curadora for don Juan de Guevara, her son; 11 children were: don Juan de Guevara, don Garviel de Guevara, don Josepe de Guevara, don Sancho de Guevara, doña Ana de Guevara, doña Marina de Guevara, doña Ysabel de Barrios, doña Francisca de Guevara, doña Juana de Guevara, doña Antónia de Guevara, doña Margarita de Guevara; 24 Oct. 1564-Isabel says por quanto podia aver 8 dias que el dicho don Diego de Guevra su marido fallecio de esta presente vida a ven testado y sin hazer ni hordenar testamento ni ultima voluntad; all the children are between 12 and 25, with most around the 12 year old range; don Juan, don Graviel, don Josepe, don Sancho, doña Isabel, doña Francisca, doña Juana, doña Antónia, doña Margarita are minors of the age of 12; doña Marina and doña Ana are the mayores; Isabel is requesting the custody of her children and their property; says that don Juan is 12; Diego served in Cíbola, pacificacion of Michoacán and Jalisco, juez and alcalde mayor in Jalisco, alcalde ordinario in Mexico City, regidor of Mexico City; wants her son to get Diego's regimiento; 20 Feb. 1565-witnesses: Luis Hernández Garijo-no specifics about Cíbola, Jalisco; Cristóbal de Oñate, age-65+, Guevara was a captain of a company of horsemen; Pedro Ladron de Guevara, age-44, a relative in the 3rd degree];

AGI, Justicia, 170, N.4 [1565, doña Isabel de Barrios, muger of don Diego de Guevara, vecina of Mexico sobre el cumplimiento de una carta excutoria; Isabel de Barrios, daughter of Andrés de Barrios vs doña Luisa de Aux, the wife of don Rodrigo Maldonado, the daughter of Miguel Díaz de Aux; Luisa de Aux, says don Rodrigo Maldonado, is the alcalde mayor in Antequera and vecinos of Mexico; apparently Isabel is going to have to give 1/3 the tributes to Luisa and Rodrigo]

AGI, Contaduría, 663A [don Diego de Guevara (already dead) was a guarantor for Antonio Ribero [de Espinosa], contador for New Spain];

1570-1580:

Fernández Sotelo, La Primigenia [p.17-18: 10 March 1570, Guadalajara, "Carta de Contreras y Guevara a Ovando," Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y don Diego de Guevara had been among those persons in the government, captains and administrators of justice];

AGI, Justicia, 176, N.4 [fol.114r: 1570, Mexico City, 12 July, witness Cuevas, lawsuit between Diego de Guevara and the heirs of Francisco Terrazas; has known the deceased Francisco Terrazas for 30+years and don Diego since he (meaning Cuevas) came to Nueva España and has known of the lawsuit since he’s been here; 45+ (b.<1525); 6th question: he says it is just like the question says and asked how he knows he says “este testigo ha labrado y labra cada dia y ve que todo le que esta mas de doblado de lo que los casos valian en el ano;” 7th: no sabe los regaros (irrigation) quel hizo el dicho don Diego mas de que este testigo va hazer la dicha puerta y deudor los dichos cosas; (signature same as AGI, Justicia, 269, P.2)];

AGI, Justicia, 176, N.4 [1570, heirs of don Diego de Guevara; [1561 statement by Guevara] Sebastian Vázquez como a curador de los menores hijos de Francisco de Terrazas difunto en Mexico con la muger e hijos de don Diego de Guevara, sobre la propiedad de unas casas que el dicho Terrazas edifico en Mexico en la calle que atraviesa de la de Tacuba a la de San Francisco; P1: Juan de la Pena for the heirs of Terrazas is appealing the decision in the second degree (made in the Guevara favor) which revoked the previous decision in favor of his clients; Terrazas's heirs say their father had these houses on that street between those of Juan de San Pedro, who got his from Gonzalo López and Juan Nuñez del Castillo, who got his from Juan Ponce de Leon and por espaldas house of Licenciado Bernardo Caval[lero?]; the heirs don't know how Guevara took them over without title, only possession; there were 2 patios that opened to another door and 2 pairs of houses were there in which Guevara lived, renting the other one like he owned it; statement by Terraza heirs on 7 Feb. 1561 saying Guevara was living in the houses belonging to Terraza; Guevara  counters and says he bought them and got them through remate; "en caso que si fuese no seria hecho juridicamente y que seria con engano de mas de la mitad del justo precio y pide que el dicho mi parte se a condenado que restituya las dichas casas a los dichos menores con mas las rentas y que pineciendo a vellas conprado a mi parte se le pagara el precio e que se le suplira e que aviendose hecho la vent ligitimamente mi parte como conprador pueda elegir de dexa n las dichas casas recibiendo el precio o supera el justo precio"; witness: 12 June 1561, for the Terrazas heirs, Pedro de Najera, vecino of Mexico City, age-30+, signature; don Diego de Guevara,  20 Aug. 1561, age missing, signature; Domingo Hernández, estante in the Pueblo de Tulancingo, testifying for Terrazas, 50 +/-, signed-(no signature); Interrogatorio of Guevara; says the houses were made in the old style and maltraçadas for the month of April in 1551, were publically auctioned off on 11th of April 1551 and he bought them for 3450 pesos de oro de minas; after he bought them he made them into 2 houses and opened a door which was made with cut stone. witnesses-Juan de Cuevas, age-45, vecino of Mexico City, has known Guevara since Guevara came to New Spain, he himself worked every day on the houses for Guevara and on the puerta, "por que este tetigo a labrado y labra cada dia y ve que todo le que esta mas de doblado de lo que los cosas labran en el ano contenido en la pregunta"; "este testigo vido azer la dicha puerta" signature [looks like the scribe]; don Luis de Quesada, vecino, 45 +/-, signature; Tomas Blaque,  merchant, vecino, age-44+, signature as Thomas; Francisco Muñoz, vecino, age-50 +/-,  signature; Juan Martín,  age-46 +/-, has been in Mexico City for 26 years, "la sabe como en ella se an tiene por que este testigo a labrado y labra muchas casas y edificios ajenas suyos" signature; Guevara refutes the integrity of the Terrazas witnesses-Pedro de Najera-is an adulterer in jail and lowlife; by 7 Feb. 1567 don Diego has died because the lawsuit is now between his wife and heirs; Probanza by Guevara's children-  30 July 1567, Mexico City; witness-Luna y Arellano, vecino, age-50+, signature];

AGI, Escribanía de la Cámara, 952 [fol. 739: 22 July 1573, lawsuit between Francisco de Terrazas, Catalina de Terrazas, Diego de Terrazas and Luis de Castro, children of Francisco de Terrazas (deceased), citizens of Mexico vs. the wife and children of don Diego de Guevara (deceased); Terrazases must pay wife of Diego de Guevara 3450 pesos]

Relatives:

AGI, Contratación, 950, N.35 [1621, bienes of Martín de Otaza, deceased in Honduras, married to Ana de Guevara];

AGI, Contratación, 505A, N.1, R.3 [1610, Juan Díaz de Lopidana, oidor of the audiencia of La Plata, native of Lopidana, Álava, married with Ana de Guevara, 4 children-fray Juan de Lopidana, Pedro de Lopidana y Guevara, Hernando de Guevara, María de Guevara, her husband died in the Archbishop palace in Sevilla];

 AGI, Indiferente General, 192, N.103 [1640, doctor don Diego de Guevara y Estrada, archbishop of the Santo Domingo church; grandson of Diego de Guevara and Isabael de Barrios; [great?] grandson of Joseph de Guevara, viceroy and captain general of the kingdom of Navarra and María Manrique, daughter of the Marqués of Aguilar; his grandmother Isabel de Barrios was the daughter of Andrés de Barrios and María Suárez de Ávila, daughter-in-law of Hernando Cortés; great grandson of Alonso de Estrada; grandson of Lope de Sosa, governador of Darién];

AGI, Contratación, 347, R.3, N.4 [1621, Francisca de Guevara, widow of the secretary Juan de las Cuevas, por bienes de este (daughter)

AGI, México, 98 [Guaxocingo-1571 Abril 20-request from loyal citizens to remove the priest from the aldea of San Salvador- signed by don Diego de Guevara];

AGN, Instituciones Coloniales, GD110, Real Audiencia, Tierras, vol.2974, exp.72, 1587 [fol.2: pedimento; Alonso de Dueñas in name of don Diego de Guevara and Antonio de Abrego, appeals sin aver cometido exesso ni delito solo porque aviendo traydo e recoxido cierto ganado de sus estancias alrodeo de la laguna que hera junto a las dichas estancias de sus partes porque avian sacado del dicho rodeo el ganado alguno que avia ? vuestra licencia solo por la dicha causa los tenia del presos dexados e molestrados afin de ese hazer mal y daño por que dio y enemistad quales tenia; court asking for a copy of the process; 20 July 1587];

AGI, Patronato, 64, R.11 1562, Mexico, 21 Jan 1560, Gaspar Ochoa de Lexalde presents petition; 1581, Puebla, don Diego de Guevara, witness, 36 years old]

AGI, Indiferente General, 1398 [Doña Isabel de Guevara, fundadora del the monastery of Santa Paula, Heronimites, Mexico]

Other Info:

Castañeda in Flint & Flint, Documents, Document 28 [don, son of Juan de Guevara, nephew of the conde of Oñate];

Velasco, Relación de las encomiendas  [p.34-35: 1/2 Mestitlan held by Andrés de Barrios, poblador, 1st holder, succeeded by Isabel de Barrios, legitimate daughter married to Guevara, they have children, good repartimiento; 1/3 of the tributes of this half are Luisa de Aux's, married to Rodrigo Maldonado through a judgment of the Consejo, not as an encomendera but only as a pension, adjudicated by her father, Miguel Díaz, the conqueror];

Tello, Libro Segundo [p.407: don Diego de Guevara, son of the conde of Oñate [nephew of]; in 1547 appointed alcalde mayor of Nueva Galicia by Mendoza; served for two years];

Epistolario de Nueva España, vol.7 [p.64-126: Guevara with Alonso de Mérida [Alonso Esteban de Mérida?] accused of mistreatment of Indians in their encomienda of Meztitlán], 189;

Velasco, Relación de las encomiendas [p.34-35: Guevara and Rodrigo Maldonado “sharing” encomienda of Mestitlán; Guevara’s daughter married Beatriz de Estrada's nephew];

Chipman, “The Oñate-Moctezuma-Zaldívar Families” [p.299: Oñates were natives of Vitoria:Álava];

RAH, 9/304 [fol. 6v: Tabla genealógica…Guevara, señores y condes de Escalante: the progenitor of this line was don Beltrán de Guevara, señor de Escalante, second son of don Beltrán, señor de Oñate; this table shows our don Diego de Guevara (3rd grandson of don Beltrán) as being married in Méjico to doña Isabel de Barrios; their children were don Jorge, don Gabriel, don Juan, don Diego, doña Isabel (who founded the monasterio del santisimo de México; doña Marina, who married Alonso de Estrada y Sosa; and doña Francisca, who married the secretario Juan de Cueva, señor de esta casa; Diego’s siblings were (1) don Jusepe, VI señor de Escalante, virrey de Navarra, and caballero de Santiago, (2) don Gabriel, clérigo, and (3) doña María, monja, all older than don Diego; Diego’s great grandfather was don Ladrón de Guevara, III señor de Escalante; his parents were don Juan de Guevara, V señor de Escalante (died in 1547)  and Ana de Tovar (daughter of the señor de la Tierra de la Reina (this makes Guevara and Tovar relatives)];

Porras Muñoz, El Gobierno de la Ciudad de México [1557, alcalde de mesta, p.266; brother of don Jose de Guevara, viceroy of Navarra, native of Treceño in the mountains of Burgos (AGI, Indiferente General, 1398), 1563-obrero mayor of the ayuntamiento, last attendance in the Cabildo was June 9, 1564, received through his wife ½ Metztitlan and Quelzaltengo, as well as Tenango, his wife’s maternal grandmother was said to be a morisca and the inquisition was surprised that such a noble person would married non-limpia but chalked it up to her wealth, supposedly fray Diego de Guevara who went to the Phillipines was his son, his son Juan married Luisa de Zaldivar y Mendoza (daughter of Juan de Zaldivar and Marina de Mendoza), his daughter Marina married Alonso de Estrada (son of Juan Alonso de Sosa and Ana), his daughter was the 3rd wife of Juan de Cuevas, Antónia, Juana and María were nuns, p.309-311];

Porras Muñoz, El Gobierno de la Ciudad de México [p.514: Diego de Guevara [according to Porras Muñoz, this is our man] served as alcalde ordinario of México in 1556 and was alcalde de la mesta in 1557; Guevara was also alcalde mayor de Nueva Galicia in 1557, which he held until the audiencia was founded in 1548 [p. 309]; he also presented to the cabildo a provisión real in 1562 "que le conceía una plaza en el regimiento por muerte de don Ruy González;" he served as obrero mayor del ayuntamiento en 1563 y tenedor de bienes de difuntos in 1564; he was sick and could not discharge his duties; he attended his final meeting of the Cabildo  on June 9, 1565; apparently he died shortly after];

Hillerkuss, Diccionario Biográfico  [p.2:324, native of Treceño; brother of don Jose de Guevara, viceroy of Navarra; 1539-1540, corregidorAmula; Cibola; 1547-48, alcalde ordinario of Guadalajara, equivalent of alcalde mayor for Nueva Galicia; 1550 house in Guadalajara when his residence was taken, but living in Mexico City; 1556 alcalde ordinario in Mexico City; alcalde de la mesta, 1557; 1554 1/2 the encomienda of Mextitlan; 1563, obrero mayor of the ayuntamiento; married in Mexico City; children, fray Diego de Guevara, Augustinian, went to Phillipines, bishop of Nueva Caceres [Isabel listed all children and no Diego]; don Juan de Guevara, married doña Luisa de Zaldivar y Mendoza; daughter doña Marina de Guevara, Ana de Estrada's son; daughter doña Ana de Guevara married Alonso de Villanueva Cervantes, she died suspiciously in 1584; daughter doña Francisca de Guevara, 3rd wife of Juan de Cuevas; daughter doña Antónia de Guevara, Juana de Guevara, María de Guevara became nuns in the convento de San Jeronimo, founded by sister Isabel, in 1585; widow married Diego de Guzmán, alcalde for Mexico City and survived; "En la Nueva España se decía que era tan noble y principal que había ninguno que se adelantaba." AGN, 1994-1996, Tierras; Col. Arzobishp, vol.1, 48; Davila Garabi, 1957, 832; Dorantes de Carranza, 1970, 272; Fernández de Recas, 1956, 73; Gerhard, 1986, 189s/1992, 186, 401, 402; López, 1987; Paez Brotchie, 1991e, 204; Palomino y Cañedo, 1983, 21s, 41, 45, 80; Porras Munoz, 1982, 158, 309-311, 318, 369; Ruíz Medrano, 1991, 173, 201s, 357; Tello, 1973, 130, 407; Sarabia Viejo, 1978, 247, 368-370; Zavala, 1985, 283, 509; MS1];

Romero de Solís, Andariegos  [brother of the viceroy of Navarra, Jose de Guevara, native of Treceño in the montañas of Burgos, married Isabel de Barrios, his great grandmother was a morisca, son was fray Diego de Guevara who went to Philippines [Isabel listed all children and no Diego], Francisca de Guevara married Juan de Cuevas; 1556 alcalde ordinario in Mexico; 1557 alcaldia de mesta; 1562 regidor; 1565 died; corregidor in Amula in 1539];