Description
Information about the family history and the coat of arms
Family history
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Family history Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo
The Markgrafs of San Miguel de Aguayo – A family on the northern border of New Spain
The roots of the house of San Miguel de Aguayo lay in northern Mexican possessions that had emerged around Parras and Patos since the late 16th century. Agriculture, livestock breeding, and mining made these estates a significant source of wealth. Agustín de Echeverz y Subiza, an officer and governor of Nuevo León, became the first Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo.
His daughter and heiress Ignacia Javiera de Echeverz married José de Azlor y Virto de Vera from the Aragonese nobility. This made José the second Marquis. The couple came to Mexico in 1712 and lived on the Hacienda Patos, whose lands encompassed a considerable portion of Coahuila. When French activities challenged Spain's claim to Texas, José offered to finance an expedition himself.
In 1719 he became governor and general captain of Coahuila and Texas. With men and herds of horses, cattle and sheep, he moved north in 1721. He had missions reconquered, strengthened presidios and ensured that Spain's position in Texas remained secure. From a presidio, Los Adaes developed; the mission of San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio bears his name. In 1724 the king appointed him field marshal.
Ignacia Javier's daughter María Ignacia de Azlor also made a special impact. She used her wealth to educate girls and founded the Colegio de la Compañía de María in Mexico City, offering instruction regardless of origin or wealth.
Through the Echeverz and Valdivielso families, titles and possessions passed to subsequent generations. Debts and difficult administrative procedures led to the once vast estate shrinking to the point of insolvency in 1815 for Pedro Ignacio de Echeverz. The family nevertheless remained present genealogically. Missions, place names, and educational foundations still tell of their influential presence between Mexico and Texas.
Sources: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, National Institute of Anthropology and History, Texas State Historical Association
Coat of arms & Heraldry
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Family coat of arms Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo
The one preserved in the armorial of Navarre Coat of arms by the first Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo.
In gold is a red Andrew cross, with a golden eight-pointed star in the center.
This Coat of arms is attributed to Agustín de Echeverz y Subiza, the first Marquis appointed in 1682. The title and its holders were closely linked to New Spain, and later to Coahuila and Texas.
Sources: Universidad de Navarra, Description of the arms of the first Marqués preserved in the Armorial Navarro, Museo Nacional de Antropología/INAH, details, history, print, full-size print optimized for printing on a pure white background, splendid
Overview of your title package
What the title of nobility contains
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Your certificate
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Your own coat of arms
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The Companion Book
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Our accessories
Golden ID Card
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Gold coins
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Emblem stamp
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My own wine
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Wappen Gläser
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Precision pliers
The elegant embossing pliers embellishes letterheads or documents with a tactile, colourless relief embossing.
Honorary membership
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