Name: Jose Tilano
Ship: La Victoria
Residence: Aguimes, Gran Canaria
Wife: Micaela Reyes (Padilla)
Residence: Aguimes, Gran Canaria
History
Jose left Santa Cruz, Tenerife in Oct 22, 1778, sailing on La Victoria and landed in New Orleans on Jan 14, 1779 with his wife Micaela and children Juan, Jose, Gaspar, Augustin, and Maria.[1] He arrived at the Galveztown settlement.
Jose is listed in the libro maestro, likely receiving rations in Galveztown in 1779.[18] On July 16, 1782, he is shown listed in another list receiving raciones (rations).[19]
Micaela's name can be found spelled "Micaela Padilla" and "Migula Aparillo" in the marriage investigation of her son in 1803 and "Miguela Pretolina" in the baptism of son Augustin Miguel.[2,6] Jose is often listed as "Juan" in several records. She died before 1785.
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| 1794 Galveztown Survey |
- Juan (b. 1766)
- Jose Antonio (b. 1769)
- Gaspar (b. 1772)
- Agustin (b. 1775)
- Maria (b. 1776)
- Augustin Miguel (b. 1781)
Son Juan is mentioned in US territorial claims shortly after American possession on February 8, 1804. He claims concession and measured, five arpents of land of front, with forty of depth, ascending from Galveztown, the Bayou Manchac, on the left bank, bounded on the lower part by the lands of Dn Marcos de Villiers and on the upper part by lands of Jose Ramirez.[8] He is shown on the Galveztown Survey map owning land along Bayou Manchac, near Marcos Develiers and Josef Romero.[14] He is listed in the Galveztown census of 1804.[9]
NOTE: Juan Tilano is mentioned in several church records in New Orleans as early as 1796. It's possible he lived in New Orleans with his wife Maria De La Concepcion but also had land claims in Galveztown.[17] Further investigation is needed.
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| Census of 1804 |
Son Jose married Catalina Martinez, daughter of Jose Martinez and Maria De La Ho of La Gomera, in Galveztown on October 5, 1803. Jose is listed as "Joseph Martin" and Maria is listed as "Maria de Lapo".[2] They continued to have children in the Galveztown settlement. He is listed in the Galveztown census of 1804.[9] By 1805, they moved to "Spanish Town in Baton Rouge" and continued to have children.[3,10] Catalina died and was buried in 1833 at St. Jospeh Cathedral in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[16]
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| "Spanish Town" Distrito de Baton Rouge, 1805 |
Son Augustin Miguel was born August 6, 1781 and baptized in 1783 at the Galveztown settlement.[5,11] He is mentioned that he "died at the age of 12" and was buried April 10, 1795 at the Galveztown settlement.[12]
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Jose married his second wife Ana Alegria. She was buried on November 15th, 1785 in Galveztown.[7,11] Jose married his third wife, Maria Morales, daughter of Josef from El Carrizal, Gran Canaria in Galveztown on February 25, 1792.[2]
By 1803, Jose was no longer in Galveztown. He was "absent in the city of Havana".[6]
Children
- Juan (b. 1792)
- Maria de la Concepcion (b. 1793)
Son Juan was born September 3, 1792 and baptized September 3, 1792 in the Galveztown settlement. He died "1/2 hour after birth" on September 3, 1792.[2]
Daughter Maria de la Concepcion was born November 21, 1793 and baptized November 26, 1793 in the Galveztown settlement[2].
References
- Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press, p220, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Edith Garland Dupre Library, PO Box 40199, Lafayette LA 70504.
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records. Vol 2.
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records. Vol 3.
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records. Vol 4.
- St. Bernard Parish Church, Galveztown, LA, GAL-BMF 1783-1803. GAL-BMF 4-22
- St. Bernard Parish Church, Galveztown, LA, GAL-BMF 1783-1803. GAL-BMF 59 to 65-129
- St. Bernard Parish Church, Galveztown, LA, GAL-BMF 1783-1803. GAL-BMF 17/18-69
- Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court. Governors Of Galveztown, Et Al February 8, 1804. Record of the lands conceded by the Governors to the inhabitants of this District of Galveztown, with description of the arpents which they possess.
- "Registro de las Tierras Concedidas por los Señores Govennadones à los abitantes de este Districto de Galveztown con èxpression de los àrpanes que cadauno tiene febr. 8th 1804". Conveyance Book B, May 3, 1787 - January 30, 1804. Iberville Parish Courthouse, Plaquemine, LA
- "Florida Occidental, Distrito de Baton Rouge, año de 1805". Cadastral map. 1805. Pintado, Vicente Sebastián. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. G4014.B3G46 1805 .P5
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Vol. 4
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Vol. 5
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Vol. 7
- Surveyors Maps of the District of Galveston, Louisiana. 1793-1794. Box 3e487, Folder 4
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records. Vol 6.
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Church Records. Vol 5.
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, vol. 6
- "Yndice de las familias Yslenas qe. han de establecer la Nueva Poblacion de Galveztown, Año de 1779" No. 1, Libro Maestro, Archivo General de Indias. Papeles de Cuba, Legajo 568.
- Untitled document from St. Maxent listing those receiving rations, July 16, 1782. Archivo General de Indias. Papeles de Cuba, Legajo 568. Referred to by researchers as the "Ramirez List".
