Castro family

The Castro family was one of the two (the other being the Rodriguez family) largest and most influential groups of Californio immigrants/colonists to settle in Santa Cruz County (and elsewhere in California).

• Joaquin Isidro - Came to California as a soldado in the de Anza party of 1776, with his wife Martina Botiller and 8 children. After his death at Monterey in 1802, Martina moved to Santa Cruz.
  • Joaquin - age 7 in 1776. Following army service, Joaquin was granted a homesite in Branciforte as an invalido. Of the surviving children:
    • Rafaela - married Francisco Rodriguez
    • Martina - married 3 times: Simon Cota, Michael Lodge, and Louis Depeaux
      • Carmelita Castro Lodge married Thomas Fallon
    • Candida married Josef Bolcoff
    • Maria de los Angeles married Joseph Majors
  • Carlos - born during the 1776 march. Mayor domo of Mission Santa Cruz in 1812.