4. José Rodrigo Castelazo Piña (1) (English)
The Rodrigo Castelazo who appears as the head of the original family tree had a long and interesting life, with incidents and vicissitudes that we can sometimes know and sometimes guess, from the genealogical records. Fortunately, we have the letter (see the English translation here ) that José Rodrigo Castelazo wrote to the newspaper "El Sol", in 1827 , in which he tells us many details of his life. In his Birth certificate his name is read as "Joseph Rodrigo" but in his marriage certificate with Josefa Badillo he already declares his name "José Rodrigo Castelazo. Our famous ancestor was born in Tlalpujahua, Mich., and was baptized on October 21, 1767. His parents were José Francisco Castelazo and Teresa Piña and his paternal grandparents Rodrigo Castelazo and Casilda Pérez. Rodrigo tells us in his letter that his family was dedicated to mining since they arrived in Mexico in 1620. Tlalpujahua at that time was a mining town and he dedicated himself to t...