My Dear cousin Andrew,
I caught your post and was delighted to read it. I haven't checked out the message board in quite some time, hope your still tuned in. I have the information that you are looking for, I am Aguirre through my fathers mother Maximina Aguirre.
Maximina Aguirre is a direct descendant of Juan Joseph Aguirre Orio, brother to Juan Miguel Aguirre Orio. Juan Joseph Aguirre was born in 1717 San Felipe de Real (Chihuahua) mexico and died 1767 San Bartolome, Chihuahua, Mexico. Juan Joseph was married to Juana Diaz, I have no particulars on her.
Juan Miguel Aguirre is the son of Captian Joseph Aguirre Sagardia who is the "Patriarch of the Aguirre's of Chihuahua." Thru him all Aguirre's of Chihuahua descend, thru his four sons Juan Joseph, Juan Miguel, Isidro Manuel and Agustin Francisco.
Captain Joseph Aguirre Sagardia was born 1687, in Aranaz, Navarro, Spain. The Aguirre's are Basque people. Joseph Aguirre Sagardia died 1728 San Felipe del Real (Chihuahua) Mexico he was married to Nicolasa de Orio Garcia, she was the daughter of Joseph de Orio y Zubiate. The Agurrie's and Zubiate's were founders of Chihuahua founded in 1704.
They owned and operated Gold and Silver mines and had their own smelting plant that was located in the central part of City of Chihuahua. I didn't know who Joseph Aguirre Sagardia's father and mother were, so if you say that you got information that he was from Pedro Aguirre, then I can accept that and quite frankly I appreciate the information. I am going to submit a detailed report on the Aguirre Families who spread out throughout the State of Chihuahua, Texas and Arizona.
The towns in Chihuahua where Aguirre families settled are Parral. Balleza, Aldama, San Bartolome, Santa Eulalia, Santa Barbara. It is said that Balleza was once known or is stil know as "Angostura de los Aguirre's." The Aguirre's at one time owned half of Balleza, where their mines were located. The same thing is true about Parral and all of the other Cities.
Would apprecite it Andrew if you woud give me more information on Bartolome and his descendants so that I can fill in the empty blanks. The Patriarch of the Aguirre's of Arizona is Yginio Aguirre who operates a Cattle Ranch and Cattle Company at Casa Grande, Arizona. I am told that Yginio has written a book on the Aguirre's of Arizona, I hope to obtain one in the near future if at all possible.
I'll close for now and will contact you if you would give me your e-mail address, mine is
rjvill@inreach.comSincerely your cousin
Rodolfo José Villalba y Gutierrez Aguirre Garcia Escobar Palacios