Michelle's Cabo Rojo Genealogy

My maternal roots are from Cabo Rojo. Some names in my family tree are Rodriguez,Padilla,Irizarry,Montalvo,Hernandez, Ojea, Cardoza, Camacho, del Toro,Sosa, Martinez, etc.
I have obtained ancestors from the Mormon Family records, Eunice Kritsidimas' database, and Dr. Ursula Acosta. Dr. Ursula Acosta wrote a book entitled "Familias de Cabo Rojo" with David Cuesta Camacho.
The InterneTree features the genealogy of the conquistador, Juan Ponce de Leon(named the Adelantado in Spanish). He was the first governor of Puerto Rico. I am related to him via Amalia Irizarry Montalvo, my great-grandmother.
The notes I have included for some of my ancestors, I obtained from Jocelyn Hernandez Irizarry's FamilyTreeMaker online home page.
I am searching for Cayetana Sepulveda's parents who married Fernando del Toro about 1780. Maternal DNA indicates she may be related to Ana de Avila Gaitan and her mother, Luisa de Lugo Sotomayor. Ana de Avila Gaitan's father was Juan Gaitan de Avila. Anyone with information about these individuals please contact me.
Source for all info related to Juan Benardo de Sosa was obtained from Carlos Rodriguez and his home page at DeLa Rosa-Rodriguez-Family Tree for Hernandez Pastrana, Sosa DeLa Rosa, HernandezHernandez, Sosa Nieves, Betancourt Pastra..
The information on the ancestors of Diego Hernandez has not been confirmed.

My Family History

• Surname List


• Index of Individuals


• InterneTree

Family Photos

• Amalia del Carmen Irizarry Montalvo (29 KB)
  This is the only picture I have of my great-grandmother.
• Monserrate Ojea Hernandez (73 KB)
  My great-grandmother is on the right, my grandfather Otilio Rodriguez is in the middle and my great-aunt, Beatriz Padilla Ojea.
• Juan Rodriguez Ojea (37 KB)
  Seated my great-grandfather and behind him my grandmother, Nora Padilla Ojea.
• Tomasa Rodriguez Camacho (10 KB)
  This is the only photo I have of my great-great grandmother who died in 1936.
• Pedro Daniel Padilla Ojea (great-uncle) (31 KB)
  From left to right Jaime Padilla (great-uncle), Nora Padilla (my grandmother), Carmita Rodriguez (great-aunt) and her husband, Pedro Padilla.
• Monserrate Ojea and children (37 KB)
  From left to right, Nora Padilla, Beatriz Padilla, Monserrate Ojea, Carmita Padilla, Jaime Padilla, Israel Padilla, Celia Padilla and Pedro Padilla. Three of Monserrate's children do not appear in this photo. Missing are Eloisa, Angel Luis and Ruperto.
• my grandma and I (44 KB)
  One of my favorite photos of my Grandma (Nora Padilla Ojea)and I in her house in Puerto Rico. I guess I was around 16 at that time.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• InterneTree: Descendant Tree of Juan Ponce de Leon (el Adelantado)


• Ancestor Tree of Juan Francisco Rodriguez (PDF Format)


• Ancestor Tree of Pedro Padilla (PDF Format)


• Ancestor Tree of Monserrate Ojea (PDF Format)