Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas


Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas was a Spanish politician who served as mayor of San Antonio, Texas in 1738 and 1764. His family arrived in San Antonio from the Canary Islands in 1731 with other Canarian families in order to populate this region.

Juan Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas was born about 1706, in San Sebastin de La Gomera, Canary Islands. His parents were Roque Lorenzo De Armas and Teresa De Aviles. He had a brother, Martin Lorenzo de Armas, who was younger that him and also settled in San Antonio. In 1731, when he wasyears old, his family arrived in San Antonio with other families from the Canary Islands to settle this unpopulated region,.

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