DOÑA GRACIANA CORONA cc JUAN MICHEL ORDÓÑEZ

Hola prim@s,

The San Luis Potosí miscellaneous archives continue to be a great source of information, and not just for known Potosina families!
On 4 Mar 1597, Juan Michel - resident of Guadalajara - with permission, authority and consent of doña Graciana Maral, his legitimate wife, sold a hacienda for smelting and refining metals to Juan de Vergara Osorio. I leapt when I read those first lines, for two reasons, the first being that doña Graciana is given the surname “Maral”: in all other documents, she is called “Graciana Corona,” and this was a new clue to her identity and her origins, which still remained unknown. The second reason was because she had to give express permission to her husband, which meant that she owned the hacienda, and likely inherited it from her parents - whom might be named in this document (!!!). And sure enough, her father is named: Domingo González Maral.
I had seen Domingo González Maral’s name in the archives, and I quickly found his testamento, dated 4 Mar 1595. He was the son of Diego González Maral and doña Ysabel de ?, vecinos de la villa de ? en los Reynos de Castilla en Portugal. I left question marks for his mother’s surname and the name of their village, since I’m not completely sure about my interpretation, and perhaps I can get the group’s input (Alex - you’ve proven quite good at this!). Thanks. Domingo González Maral was married to Ynés de León, and they had three children: Diego González Maral (killed by Indians), Ysabel de Maral y Corona (married to Pedro de Miranda), and Graciana, who was about 20 at the time, of marriageable age, and living in the home of her first-cousin (I assume in Guadalajara). He names Graciana as his universal heir.
When their daughter, Ysabel Maral y Corona, married Pedro de Miranda on 21 Sep 1586, Domingo González and Ynés de León were living in las minas de Guanajuato. By Apr 1596, Domingo González was living in SLP, when he rented 30 baras de minas from don Bartolomé Nuñez de Villavicencio (source: RMB).
Ynés de León was already deceased when Domingo González wrote his testamento in March 1595. My guess is she was a daughter of Martín Monge and Ysabel Álvarez Corona, whose female descendants tended to use the surnames “León” and “Corona.” Their granddaughter, Catalina de León y Corona cc Cosme López, was madrina for at least one child of Juan Michel and Graciana Corona.

I hope you’re all well, and please let me know what you think the surname of Domingo González Maral’s mother was, as well as the name of their village in Portugal.
Thanks!
Manny Díez Hermosillo