José Maximo Alanís y (López? Casillas?) was born at Chametla, Sinaloa, New Spain (Mexico). He was the son of José Santiago Alanís and María Basilia (López? Casillas?). He enlisted as a soldado de cuera (leather jacket) and signed onto Capitán Rivera y Moncada's expedition of 1781. While the expedition was at Alamos, Sonora, completing its final preparations for the long march to Alta California, Capitán Rivera urged the single soldiers to get married, since there was a shortage of baptized women in Alta California. José joined several other soldiers in quickly obtaining brides. He married (1) Juana María Miranda y Hurtado on January 22, 1781, before the expedition left Alamos. Soldado Alanís accompanied the pobladores to the founding of Los Angeles. He served at the Presidio of San Diego and retired to Los Angeles about 1800. After Juana's death he married (2) María Juana Inocencia Reyes y Domínguez at Mission San Gabriel on February 2, 1818 (SG Marriage 01460). He was grantee of Rancho San José de Buenos Aires in 1828. José died at Los Angeles in March 1851 and was buried in the [Old] Calvary Cemetery on March 6.
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Children:
(with Juana Miranda y Hurtado)
- María Juliana Tomasa (Dec 1781-1821)
- Eugenio Nicolás (1783-1854)
- Antonio Isidro (May 14, 1785 [SD Bap. 01131]; soldado at S. J. Capistrano June 3, 1820 [SJC Baptism 03744])
- María Dolores Doroteo
- María Paula Josefa
- Isidro
(with Juana Reyes y Domínguez)
- María Concepción (Feb 27, 1819, SG Bap. 06272)
- Marcos
- María Nicolasa Tolentina Susana (Sep 9, 1823, SG Bap. 07069)
- María Josefa (Aug 21, 1826, LA Baptism 00030)
- José
- Felipa (bap. May 16, 1838, LA Baptism 00863)
(see: Northrop II:2-4; Early California Population Project)
José Maximo Alanís y (López? Casillas?) was born at Chametla, Sinaloa, New Spain (Mexico). He was the son of José Santiago Alanís and María Basilia (López? Casillas?). He enlisted as a soldado de cuera (leather jacket) and signed onto Capitán Rivera y Moncada's expedition of 1781. While the expedition was at Alamos, Sonora, completing its final preparations for the long march to Alta California, Capitán Rivera urged the single soldiers to get married, since there was a shortage of baptized women in Alta California. José joined several other soldiers in quickly obtaining brides. He married (1) Juana María Miranda y Hurtado on January 22, 1781, before the expedition left Alamos. Soldado Alanís accompanied the pobladores to the founding of Los Angeles. He served at the Presidio of San Diego and retired to Los Angeles about 1800. After Juana's death he married (2) María Juana Inocencia Reyes y Domínguez at Mission San Gabriel on February 2, 1818 (SG Marriage 01460). He was grantee of Rancho San José de Buenos Aires in 1828. José died at Los Angeles in March 1851 and was buried in the [Old] Calvary Cemetery on March 6.
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Children:
(with Juana Miranda y Hurtado)
- María Juliana Tomasa (Dec 1781-1821)
- Eugenio Nicolás (1783-1854)
- Antonio Isidro (May 14, 1785 [SD Bap. 01131]; soldado at S. J. Capistrano June 3, 1820 [SJC Baptism 03744])
- María Dolores Doroteo
- María Paula Josefa
- Isidro
(with Juana Reyes y Domínguez)
- María Concepción (Feb 27, 1819, SG Bap. 06272)
- Marcos
- María Nicolasa Tolentina Susana (Sep 9, 1823, SG Bap. 07069)
- María Josefa (Aug 21, 1826, LA Baptism 00030)
- José
- Felipa (bap. May 16, 1838, LA Baptism 00863)
(see: Northrop II:2-4; Early California Population Project)
Gravesite Details
Son of Jose Santiago Alanis & Maria Basillia Lopez. Husband of Juana Inocencia Reyes.
Family Members
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Maria Juliana Tomasa Alanis Manriquez
1781–1821
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Eugenio Nicolas Alanis
1783–1854
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Maria Dorotea Alanis Romero
1787–1876
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Maria Paula Josefa Alanis Valdez
1789–1840
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Isidro Alanis
1802–1822
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Maria Concepcion Alanis
1819–1896
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Marcos Alanis
1820–1863
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Nicolasa a Tolentino Susana Alanis Correa
1823–1863
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Maria Josefa Alanis Lelong
1826–1892
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Felipa Alanis
1838–1855
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