Rafael de SOTO
Rafael de Soto was the great-great-grandfather of Frank C. Miramontes, who supplied Bea Polloreno with genealogical information in a letter dated 11-5-71.
Reference: Letter from Frank C. Miramontes to Bea Polloreno, 11-5-71. This source also provided birth dates for the brothers and sisters of Maria Antonia Mesa; she was the great-great-grandmother of Frank C. Miramontes.
Ref: Letter from Frank C. Miramontes Gives her birth year as 1817. But another paragraph gives the marriage date of her parents as 22 April 1819.
He married Maria Antonia Mesa 22 Apr 1819 at Mission, Santa Clara, California . Maria Antonia Mesa was born at San Jose, Santa Clara, California 10 Nov 1799 daughter of Ygnacio Dolores Mesa and Maria Josefa Villa Vicencio .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Maria Luisa Soto
born 1817.
Juan Maria Soto
born Bef 1830.
Francisco Soto
born Bef 1830.
Maria de Jesus Soto
born Bef 1830.
Dolores Soto
born Bef 1830.
Maria Antonia Mesa died 23 Dec 1851 .