Gonzales Family Research

The Gonzales family story centers on Captain Lucas Gonzales (1835-1928), a strategic landowner who built a lasting legacy in Capiz Province, Philippines. Through Spanish colonial rule, the Philippine Revolution, and American occupation, Lucas demonstrated remarkable adaptability, acquiring properties and building relationships that sustained his family through decades of political upheaval. His five children—Castor, Crispina, Nemesia, Cenón, and Lucas Jr.—each carried forward different aspects of his vision, creating a family line that spans continents today.

1928 Contract Land of Capitan Lucas Gonzales to Crispina Gonzales used as Collateral

Gonzales Family Documented Facts and Timeline

Image of the 1928 Contract Land of Lucas Gonzales to Crispina Gonzales

Image of 1924 Sale of Urban Land Cenon Gonzales to Petrona Quimpo

Image 1955 Conditional Sale to Patrocinia G Morales

1957 Land Pledge Patrocinia G Morales

1960s Real Estate Mortgage

Archive Page Structure:

  • Family Structure

  • Timeline

  • Historical Documents: Property records, census data, etc.

  • Family Tree: Visual representation of Lucas and his five children

  • Photo Gallery: Any historical images you have

  • Research Notes: Your methodology and sources

  • Stories in Progress: Other Gonzales family lines you're researching

Family Structure Overview

Generation 1: Patriarch

Captain Lucas Gonzales (c.1835 - before 1928)
Spouse: Luisa Torres

Generation 2: Five Children

  1. Castor Gonzales (born 1863)

  2. Crispina Gonzales (born c.1865) - married Romualdo Gonzales

  3. Nemesia Gonzales (born c.1868, died 1967) - married Gregorio Tabares

  4. Cenón Gonzales (born 1888, died 1928) - father of Patrocinia and Estrella

  5. Lucas Gonzales Jr. (born c.1896, died 1950-1955) - married Luisa Torres

Generation 3: Grandchildren

  • Concepcion Gonzales (daughter of Lucas Jr.)

  • Patrocinia Gonzales (daughter of Cenón) - married into Morales family

  • Estrella Gonzales (daughter of Cenón) - married Benigno Molo

Chronological Timeline

c.1835

  • Captain Lucas Gonzales born (estimated)

1860s-1890s

  • Captain Lucas establishes landholdings in Capiz Province

  • Marries Luisa Torres

  • Acquires properties in multiple barangays

1863

  • Birth of Castor Gonzales (eldest child)

1865

  • Birth of Crispina Gonzales

1868

  • Birth of Nemesia Gonzales

1888

  • Birth of Cenón Gonzales (youngest son)

1896

  • Birth of Lucas Gonzales Jr. (youngest child)

  • Philippine Revolution begins (family properties survive)

1898

  • Spanish-American War

  • American colonial period begins

  • Family adapts to new administration

Before 1928

  • Captain Lucas Gonzales dies

  • Properties distributed among children

March 22, 1928

  • Mortgage Contract executed by Romualdo and Crispina Gonzales

  • Property: Land in Barrio Laguinabanua, Numancia, Capiz (30 gantas)

  • Amount: 40 cavanes of rice debt to Bonifasia Quimpo

  • Notary: Empronio Escalona, Justice of the Peace

  • Key fact: References deceased "Capitán Lucas Gonzales" as Crispina's father

1928

  • Cenón Gonzales dies (age 40)

November 7, 1935

  • Affidavit by Justa Talco (age 90)

  • Confirms Lucas Gonzales Jr. married to Luisa Torres

  • Establishes Luisa's pre-marital property ownership

  • Location: Numancia, Capiz

  • Notary: Mamert L. Morales

July 11, 1950

  • Two Special Power of Attorney documents executed by Lucas Gonzales Jr.

  • Age: 54 years old

  • Occupation: Police Corporal, Aparri, Cagayan

  • Attorney-in-fact: Consolacion Gonzales (daughter)

  • Purpose 1: Government back pay collection

  • Purpose 2: Government Service Insurance System benefits

  • Location: Aparri, Cagayan

1950-1955

  • Lucas Gonzales Jr. dies (between power of attorney and property sale)

January 29, 1955

  • Fishpond Sale by Patrocinia G. Morales and Estrella G. Molo

  • Property: 11,307.5 sq meters fishpond, Barrio Camance Norte, Numancia, Capiz

  • Seller: Sisters (daughters of deceased Cenón Gonzales)

  • Buyer: Paz Constantino Vda de Benin

  • Amount: ₱750.00

  • Tax Declaration: No. 9274, assessed at ₱400.00

July 25, 1955

  • Deed of Conditional Sale by Concepcion Gonzales

  • Property: 6,922 sq meters riceland, Barrio Solment, Lonok, Lono, Capiz

  • Buyer: Liberatriz T. Manga

  • Amount: ₱400.00 with 5-year repurchase option

  • Key fact: References "deceased father Lucas Gonzales"

  • Notary: Regite T. Gray, Makato, Capiz

April 30, 1956

  • Deed of Absolute Sale by Nemesia Gonzales (age 82, widow)

  • Property: 13,047 sq meters riceland, Barrio Calangen, Makato, Capiz

  • Buyer: Florida Tabares (her daughter)

  • Amount: ₱1,000.00

  • Key fact: Inherited from "deceased Lucas Gonzales and Luisa Torres"

  • Tax Declaration: No. 11229, assessed at ₱950.00

1967

  • Nemesia Gonzales dies (age 99)