Comments on: My Chihuahua cousins

By: Anaiz Terrazas

Anaiz Terrazas — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:10:07 +0000

Hello this is wonderful! I am trying to find out about my family (Terrazas) and found this. I was not raised by my father all I know is that his parents ( my grandparents) lived in Rio Bravo.

By: Miguel Augusto Morales Terrazas

Miguel Augusto Morales Terrazas — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:42:56 +0000

Al fallecer en 1586 su primer esposo y dejar en orfandad a 5 hijo, en ese mismo año se casa con el C. Alonso de Valenzuela con quien tiene al también C. Miguel Valenzuela Terrazas, que al igual que los hijos y nietos de Miguel Gallegos algunos de ellos dejaran Guadiana, hoy estado de Durango para establecerse en la minería del naciente S. José del parral a mediados del siglo XVII continuando hacia el norte de Nueva Vizcaya a Chihuahua e incluso Nuevo México hasta antes de la rebelión de los indios pueblo. Es hacia finales del siglo XVII y principios del XVIII que inician a utilizar el apellido Terrazas o Valenzuela en forma indistinta en el valle de S. Bartolome hoy Allende, S. Fco. de Conchos, S. Javier de Satevo, Babonoyaba, hasta llegar a la villa de S. Felipe lo que hoy es la ciudad de Chihuahua e incluso todo el estado. Que habrá diferenciarse del primero que acompaño como Conquistador a Hernán Cortes y su hijo criollo el Poeta. Así como mas reciente a los Terrazas establecidos en la huasteca Potosina que identifica al municipio de Axtla de Terrazas. Mi nombre es Miguel Augusto Morales Terrazas, siendo descendiente del patriarca D. Lucas Terrazas y de Soto, 1729-1791. mmoralest@uach.mx

By: Lisette Cauchon

Lisette Cauchon — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:59:28 +0000

I stumbled upon your article while researching some of my family history. my grandmother and 4 of her brothers immigrated to Chihuahua, Mexico from Germany in the early 1990s, following an “uncle” who was already there. Evidently, their uncle-in-law had a brother named Bernhard (Bernardo) Bucher (1860-1912).
Bernardo Bucher married Teresa Terrazas (born 1870) and were parents to Jorge Bucher Terrazas (1901-1977).
Did these names come up for you at all?

By: Mychelle R Gallegos

Mychelle R Gallegos — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:06:35 +0000

Hi Pat, my name is Mychelle Gallegos and I
am currently working on my son’s family tree and genealogy (Terrazas) as well as my husband’s (Gallegos) and I too am curious as to how they are related because I’m seeing the names come up together. I’m having a harder time pinpointing the Terrazas line as I don’t have much information on my son’s side except his grandfather and possible names of his parents. I would love to speak to you about the possibility of sharing information to see if I can make some more connections.

By: Pat Duran

Pat Duran — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:15:31 +0000

I am trying to find information on the Terrazas family in Spain, specifically the family of Violante Terrazas, who may have been a native of the Villa de Cortegana, Huelva, Andalucia. She was the wife of Hernando dela Mancha, and the mother of Diego dela Mancha, who emigrated to Mexico around 1560. Apparently Diego named a daughter after his deceased mother, even giving her the surname of Terrazas. That daughter later married Miguel Gallegos in Durango, and their son Luis Gallegos y Terrazas settled in New Mexico, and is the progenitor of the Gallegos family there. What I am trying to establish is a family connection to the Terrazas discussed in this article.