The Family Lineage of Eduardo Castañeda

Research status as of August 13, 2026 (revised with Aunt Irma's follow-up corrections) · Compiled from the recorded interview and written notes of Aunt Irma and primary civil & parish records of Zacatecas and Jalisco, Mexico (FamilySearch)

✓ RECORD-VERIFIED read from or indexed in a primary civil/parish record ◐ ATTESTED family testimony (Irma) or well-sourced community tree — not yet proven by a record we have read ? LEAD plausible candidate or lore — requires proof

At a glance

Eduardo's ancestry runs through two Zacatecas branches that lived within a day's ride of each other in the sierra along the Jalisco border. His grandfather's people — the Castañeda / Ortiz line — came from the tiny ranchos of García de la Cadena (La Estanzuela, La Ceja, La Tetilla). His grandmother's people — the Robles / Nungaray line — came from the old mining town of El Teúl de González Ortega, where the record trail now reaches the 1760s and includes a documented migration from the silver boomtown of Bolaños, Jalisco.

Grandmother María's side is verified by primary records through six generations (to ancestors born in the 1820s), with an evidenced trail two generations beyond (to ancestors born ~1730–1770). Grandfather Roque's side is documented to his parents' generation, with the key link — which Victoriano Castañeda — narrowed to a prime candidate awaiting one record.

Generations 0–2 · The trunk

Self

Eduardo Castañeda

Son of Dante Castañeda Robles and Diana (née Ramirez). Holds Mexican passport (2026).

Parents

Dante Castañeda Robles ✓

b. 8 May 1960, Guadalajara, Jalisco · d. 2017

Second of the seven children of Roque and María. Original handwritten birth act held by the family.

Diana (née Ramirez) ◐

Eduardo's mother — her line is not yet researched at all.

Grandparents

Roque Castañeda Ortiz ✓

b. ~1934–35, García de la Cadena, Zacatecas

Chauffeur (per Dante's 1960 act). Legally registered as son of Victoriano Castañeda; per Irma, his biological father was Victoriano's brother — both sons of the same parents, so the bloodline converges one generation up.

Named on Dante's 1960 birth act (age 25). His own ~1934–35 birth act is not online (García de la Cadena births end 1931) — orderable from the oficialía.

María del Carmen Robles Nungaray ✓

b. ~1940, El Teúl de González Ortega, Zacatecas · d. ~2023 (age 83)

"Grandma María." Eldest of the seven children of Miguel Robles Sandoval and Juana Nungaray Velázquez. Her six siblings: Miguel, Velia Aurora ("Goya" / "Bella" — one person, per Irma; formerly listed here as two), Isabel (registered Marina), Juan Antonio ("Tonyo," d. 2020), Carolina, José Luis.

Parents' 1938 marriage act verified (below); her own 1940 birth is past the indexed window.

Roque × María's seven children: Irma (m. Robert), Dante (1960–2017), Julie/Julia, Matías, Samuel, Sophie/Sophia, Susan/Susana.

Branch I · Castañeda / Ortiz — grandfather Roque's side ◐ partially verified

Great-grandparents

Victoriano Castañeda ◐

prime candidate: b. 1911 (Victoriano Castañeda Reyes) · "finado" (deceased) by 1960 · fate unknown — reputedly died in Arizona or Colorado, USA

Married María del Carmen Ortiz (he ~18–19, she 13, so ~1929–30); son Francisco ("Pancho"); left for the US and vanished for years; acknowledged Roque late in life. His parents per Irma: Nicolás Castañeda × María Reyes of Las Estanzuelas — matching the b. 1911 candidate exactly, but the marriage act that would prove it (film DGS 4904726, ~1927–29 range) is still unscanned.

Roque's biological father = an unnamed brother of Victoriano (possibly also Nicolás) — same parents either way.

María del Carmen Ortiz (likely Ortiz Arellano) ◐

from La Tetilla, Zacatecas · married at 13

Only child of a widower with seven children (Ortiz) and a widow with seven children (likely Arellano) — a distinctive viudo × viuda remarriage act to hunt. Associated surnames: Arellano, Jáuregui.

2× great (attested)

Nicolás Castañeda × María Reyes ◐

of Las Estanzuelas · fl. ~1880s–1910s

Named independently by Aunt Irma and by the b. 1911 candidate's index entry. The genetic line converges here regardless of which of their sons fathered Roque. Proof pending: the Victoriano × María del Carmen Ortiz marriage act.

The land, per Irma: Nicolás had many grandchildren and considerable land. Knowing the hardship of grandmother María and her two boys, he left his land to his two grandsons — Roque and Francisco ("Pancho"). Roque (Dante's father) was his favorite grandson; Nicolás thought him very smart. Irma reports that Pancho's side later forged documents (c. 1970) to take control of that inherited land — the thread she wants traced through Pancho's children (see Branch I tree).

The deep Castañeda clan of La Estanzuela ? unlinked lead

The same tiny village holds a richly documented Castañeda family that is very likely the same clan, though the connecting generation is unproven: Gregorio Castañeda (~1819/29 – d. 23 Jun 1875, La Estanzuela, "industrial") × María Luciana Bernabé Sandoval (1830–1909). Their children (all record-corroborated, surnamed Castañeda Sandoval): Simón (1863–1951, m. María Ylaria Arellano Figueroa — note the Arellano), Domingo, Tomás, Irineo, María de la Paz, Encarnación. Gregorio's own parents remain unknown; his 1875 death act (read in full) does not name them. Candidate baptisms exist in Atolinga (1831, parents Ignacio Castañeda + Gerónima de Aro) and Tepechitlán (1819, parents Cesáreo Castañeda + Eleuteria Rodrigues).

Branch II · Robles / Nungaray — grandmother María's side ✓ verified 6 generations

Great-grandparents

Miguel Robles Sandoval ✓

b. ~1916, El Teúl · farmer, later WWII railroad Bracero in Oklahoma

Declined the offer to stay in the US; was never paid his withheld Social Security. Named daughters Marina and Carolina after the trip. Brother: Juan de Robles (per Irma).

Marriage act No. 77, 5 Nov 1938, Teúl (read from image) · record

Juana Nungaray Velázquez ("Juanita") ✓

b. ~16 Feb 1915, El Teúl (chr. 18 Feb 1915)

Lost her father at age five. Sisters (both confirmed by Irma): María (b. 1917) and Maximina (b. 1919, m. José Jesús López Llamas 1937 — the López Nungaray cousins). Per Irma, María died during the Revolution; great-grandmother Micaela always spoke of her with regret, believing she died of hunger — food was scarce in the little town in those years. Her uncle Policarpo (Cornelio's brother) was godfather at her baptism. Named for an aunt who died in childhood.

Baptism film 004648630 img 215 (read) · record · Tree L1X4-TFJ

2× great

Ignacio Robles Bobadilla × Antonia Sandoval Román ✓

he b. ~1878, she b. ~1883 · church marriage ~1903, El Teúl · both alive 1938

Miguel's parents — per the 1938 act, the ~1903 church marriage, and son Ignacio's baptism (b. 27 Jun 1909 — a previously unknown older brother of Miguel). Irma recalled Ignacio as a landowner visited by Mexico City politicians.

Their parents (3× great, per the 1909 baptism act Nº 529 and the ~1903 marriage): Ignacio's = Eutimio Robles + Bartola Bobadilla; Antonia's = Esteban Sandoval + Asunción Román — the "Román" name Irma said to watch for, found exactly here.

Baptism: "Teúl Baptism Records 1908–1910" · marriage: "Religious Marriage Records 1902–1908" (full-text searchable)

Cornelio Nungaray Rodríguez × Micaela Velázquez Castañeda ✓

Cornelio: 16 Sep 1892 – 7 Jul 1920 (pneumonia, Santa María de la Paz) · Micaela: 8 Jun 1895 – 3 Dec 1974 (Zapopan, Jalisco)

Confirmed by Irma (Aug 2026): "I had the name of my great-grandfather wrong for Micaela — she married only once, to Cornelio Nungaray." Juana's father was Cornelio, not "Natalio"; he died young, which is why Irma (who knew Micaela personally) never knew him. This closes the earlier open question of whether "Natalio" was a second husband — there was no second marriage. Micaela's death near Guadalajara matches Irma's "she died when I was 16." Irma notes this Nungaray line is the family's first documented connection to Spain, and expected more depth on the Robles, Sandoval and Román names.

Birth 1892 · death act No. 39, 1920 (read) record · her baptism act Nº 142 (read) record · Tree L1X4-R1C

3× great

Mauricio Nungaray Gómez × Atilana Rodríguez ✓

m. 28 Apr 1885, Teúl (he 19, she 16) · he b. ~1866, alive 1938 · nine children 1886–1901

Mauricio reported his own son Cornelio's death in 1920. Children: Estanislao/Ladislao, María Juana†, Fernando†, Cornelio, Angela†, Policarpo (m. Josefa Casas 1922), Juana†, Antonio — childhood mortality ran heavy.

Marriage p. 34 reg. 82 · record · Tree KN55-SYY

Bernardino Velázquez Gómez × Josefa Castañeda ✓

m. 22 May 1889, Teúl (bans 2 Apr, church 2 May) · he b. ~1868, she b. ~1867

Children: José León†, Ramona†, Micaela, José Guadalupe (d. 1974 Guadalajara), Abundia (d. 1985 Guadalajara; m. Ignacio Castañeda 1921 — and named a son Victoriano).

4× great

Gerónimo Nungaray × Silveria Gómez Cortés ✓

he: b. 1 Oct 1828, El Teúl (chr. 8 Oct) · she: 1845 – 19 Feb 1870 ("Molino," Teúl)

Silveria died at ~25, leaving Mauricio motherless as a small boy. Gerónimo's baptism names his parents (next card).

Baptism indexed twice ("Geronimo Mungaray Sandobal") · her death record · Trees MLBJ-RBM / KBFX-VKZ

Julián Rodríguez × Juana Enríquez ✓

Atilana's parents — named in Policarpo's 1897 baptism (read) and on the 1885 marriage record. Julián died before 1893; Juana outlived him. Other children: Higinia (b. 11 Jan 1869), Arcadio (m. Susana Llamas), Abundio.

Their parents (5× great, per Higinia's 1869 baptism transcript): Julián's = Rito Rodríguez + Mina [Herminia?] Ávila; Juana's = José María Enríquez + Celia Félix.

Victoriano Velázquez × Narcisa Gómez ✓

he: ~1820 – 12 Nov 1896, El Teúl (probable death act located)

Bernardino's parents — named in Micaela's 1895 baptism (read), the 1889 marriage records, and grandchildren's baptisms 1872–1903. Other children: Pedro (b. 19 Oct 1868), Dolores, Doroteo, María Dominga, a daughter married into the Muñoz family, a son m. Higinia Salas. Caution: a younger namesake (son of Silvestre Velázquez + Juana Reyes) also lived in El Teúl.

Their parents (5× great, per Pedro's 1868 baptism transcript): Victoriano's = Esteban Velázquez + Hermenegilda Bañuelos; Narcisa's = Isidoro Gómez + Paula Bañuelos — two Bañuelos grandmothers: the couple were likely kin.

Pedro's baptism: film 004011451, image 70/162 · Victoriano's death: record

Mariano Castañeda × Refugio Márquez ✓

Josefa's parents — named in Micaela's 1895 baptism (read) and the 1889 marriage records. At least ten children incl. Cristina (b. 24 Jul 1869), Quirina, Tiburcio, Gregorio, Claudia, Juana. (A Castañeda line on grandmother María's side — distinct from Branch I's clan, though the towns adjoin.)

Their parents (5× great, per Cristina's 1869 baptism transcript — verify against handwriting): Mariano's ≈ Jesús Castañeda + [María de] Jesús Gómez; Refugio's ≈ José María Márquez + María Ignacia […].

Cristina's baptism: film 004011461, image 128/162, parroquia del Teúl, 3 Aug 1869

5× great

The complete 5×-great set on Juana's side ✓ all eight couples named

Every 2×great-grandparent couple of Juana Nungaray Velázquez is now identified (born roughly 1790s–1820s): Felipe Nungaray × Micaela Sandoval (detail below) · Higinio Gómez × Isa[bel?] Cortés (Silveria's parents, per Desideria's 1868 baptism — born at Molino) · Rito Rodríguez × Mina Ávila · José María Enríquez × Celia Félix · Esteban Velázquez × Hermenegilda Bañuelos · Isidoro Gómez × Paula Bañuelos · Jesús Castañeda × [Ma. de] Jesús Gómez · José María Márquez × María Ignacia […]. Names from parish-book AI transcripts (films 004011451/004011461) — each to be verified against the handwriting. The only unknown quarter above this tier on grandmother María's side is the Robles branch (Ignacio + Antonia's parents).

Felipe Nungaray × Micaela Sandoval ✓ as Gerónimo's parents

he b. ~1770 · family in El Teúl 1806–1828+

Named as Gerónimo's parents in his 1828 baptism, and independently confirmed by son Toribio's marriage act (Tepic, Nayarit, 24 Sep 1873, to Navora Hinojosa — Toribio b. ~1833). Children traced: José Cornelio (1806 — the name Cornelio was in the family 86 years before our Cornelio), José Alejo (1815), María Leona, Felis, Guadalupe, Gertrudis, Gerónimo (1828), and Toribio (~1833), who settled in Nayarit. One 1806 record gives the mother as "Micaela Castañeda" — her full name may be Sandoval Castañeda. Felipe's own baptism (~1765–75) not yet found: this is the one unproven link to the next generation.

The Spanish origin

Juan de Irungaray × Ana de Aguayo ◐ community tree, well-sourced — the immigrant ancestor

he: b. ~1615, Oiartzun (Oyarzun), Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, SPAIN · d. 28 Jun 1667, Nochistlán, Nueva Galicia · married in Nochistlán · his sister Tomasa de Irungaray also came to Mexico

The Nungaray line's founder in New Spain, per the community tree (profile MGSD-NVW, 10 sources). Son Antonio de Yrungarai (chr. 23 Jan 1647 – d. 1692, Nochistlán; profile 9Q1M-Z97) continued the line; the surname softened in the records from Irungaray → Yrungarai → Nungarai → Nungaray within two generations. A Basque toponymic surname from Gipuzkoa — matching cousin Andy's northern-Spain DNA and the family's own tradition.

One gap remains to fully document the chain: Pedro José Nungaray's parents (b. ~1725–35) are not yet identified; the leading candidate father is Joseph de Yrungarai of Guadalajara/Zapopan (fl. 1706–1723). Verification targets are listed in the record locator (Bolaños marriage books ~1755–59; Nochistlán books 1690s–1730s; Oiartzun parish registers for Juan's own baptism).

6× great (lead)

Pedro José Nungaray × María Francisca (Theodora de) Campos ◐ tree + records, link pending

children baptized: Bolaños, Jalisco 1760 & 1770 · El Teúl 1783

The migration record: María Marcelina (bapt. 4 May 1760, San José de Bolaños), Justo Eunnico de la Cruz (bapt. 29 Jul 1770, Bolaños), José Prudenciano (chr. 6 Jun 1783, El Teúl). The family moved from the Bolaños silver boomtown into El Teúl between 1770 and 1783 — the mining migration exactly as Irma described. Felipe (b. ~1770) fits this family; his baptism is the missing proof. The community tree carries them as Felipe's parents (profiles GTBD-L2Z / GTR8-JGR). Other Pedro Nungarays existed in 1700s Jalisco with different wives — not to be conflated.

The surname Nungaray is of Basque origin (northern Spain) — consistent with cousin Andy's DNA results. The immigrant ancestor has not yet been identified.

Family lore ? unverified

Grandmother Juanita (Juana Nungaray) told Irma there were Gypsies (Gitanos) in her family. This is family tradition, not yet tied to any record. If it holds, it would most plausibly appear on the Nungaray/Velázquez side of El Teúl; Romani ancestry in Mexico traces to Spanish gitano migration and is difficult to document in parish books (which rarely labeled it), so this is best pursued through autosomal DNA (ethnicity estimates and matches) rather than paper records.

Family tree — all relationships discovered so far

Read top-down: each indented level is a child of the couple above it. × joins spouses; a dagger (†) marks a child who died young. Border colors follow the legend: green = record-verified, amber = attested (Irma / community tree), gray = unproven lead. Where the two branches meet — Roque × María — the tree continues once, under Branch II.

Branch II · The Nungaray descent (El Teúl), from the 1700s to Eduardo

Pedro José Nungaray × María Francisca (Theodora de) Campos · Bolaños, Jalisco → El Teúl · fl. 1760–1783
- María Marcelina bapt. 1760, Bolaños
- Justo Eunnico de la Cruz bapt. 1770, Bolaños
- José Prudenciano b. 1783, El Teúl
- Felipe Nungaray b. ~1770 × Micaela Sandoval (one record: "Castañeda") ◐ link to Pedro José unproven
  - José Cornelio bapt. 1806 — first "Cornelio" in the family
  - José Alejo bapt. 1815
  - María Leona · Ma. Felis · María Guadalupe · Ma. Gertrudis
  - Toribio settled in Nayarit; married there
  - Gerónimo Nungaray b. 1 Oct 1828, El Teúl × Silveria Gómez Cortés 1845–1870 †young mother
    - María Desideria · Francisca · María Simeona (Mauricio's sisters)
    - Mauricio Nungaray Gómez b. ~1866, alive 1938 × Atilana Rodríguez b. ~1869 · m. 28 Apr 1885, El Teúl her parents: Julián Rodríguez × Juana Enríquez
      - J. Estanislao bapt. 1886 / Ladislao b. 1887, m. Agustina Rivas 1905 (possibly the same man)
      - María Juana † 1888–1889
      - Fernando † 1890–1900
      - Cornelio Nungaray Rodríguez 1892–1920 (pneumonia) × Micaela Velázquez Castañeda 1895–1974, d. Zapopan her parents: see Velázquez tree below
        
        Juana Nungaray Velázquez "Juanita" b. 16 Feb 1915 × Miguel Robles Sandoval b. ~1916 · Bracero, Oklahoma · m. 5 Nov 1938, El Teúl his parents: Ignacio Robles × Antonia Sandoval
        
        María del Carmen Robles Nungaray "Grandma María" ~1940–~2023 × Roque Castañeda Ortiz b. ~1934–35 (see Branch I)
        
        Irma × Robert · family historian, holds the records
        
        Dante Castañeda Robles 1960–2017 × Diana (née Ramirez)
        Eduardo
        
        Julie (Julia)
        
        Matías
        Andy DNA-tested: heavy northern-Spanish ancestry
        
        Samuel ("Sam")
        
        Sophie (Sophia)
        
        Susan (Susie / Susana)
        
        Miguel Robles Nungaray
        
        Velia Aurora Robles Nungaray "Goya" / "Bella" — one person (per Irma)
        
        Isabel registered "Marina" × Francisco Macías Sr.
        
        Paco (Francisco Jr.) d. 2019 × Elvia
        son — physics PhD in Israel
        
        Danny (Daniel) Monterrey
        
        América
        
        Karen & Karina twins
        
        Juan Antonio "Tonyo" d. 2020
        
        Carolina southern Mexico
        
        José Luis
        
        María Nungaray Velázquez b. 1917 · died during the Revolution (per Irma — reportedly of hunger)
        
        Maximina Nungaray Velázquez b. 1919 × José Jesús López Llamas m. 1937 → the López Nungaray cousins
      - Angela † b./d. 1896
      - Policarpo b. 1897 · godfather at Juana's baptism × Josefa Casas m. 1922
      - Juana † 1899–1904 — our Juana was named for her
      - Antonio b. 1901

Branch II · The Velázquez / Castañeda ascent (Micaela's people, El Teúl)

Victoriano Velázquez ~1820 – 12 Nov 1896, El Teúl × Narcisa Gómez
- Bernardino Velázquez Gómez b. ~1868 × Josefa Castañeda b. ~1867 · m. 22 May 1889, El Teúl her parents: Mariano Castañeda × Refugio Márquez (10+ children: Cristina, Quirina, Tiburcio, Gregorio, Claudia, Juana…)
  - José León † 1890–1897
  - Ramona † 1892–1894
  - Micaela Velázquez Castañeda 1895–1974 × Cornelio Nungaray → continues in the tree above
  - José Guadalupe 1898–1974, d. Guadalajara
  - Abundia 1902–1985, d. Guadalajara × Ignacio Castañeda m. 1921
    - Victoriano · Andrés (Castañeda Velázquez)
- Pedro godfather at Micaela's baptism · Dolores · Doroteo · María Dominga

Branch I · The Castañeda / Ortiz descent (García de la Cadena) — to Roque

Nicolás Castañeda × María Reyes of Las Estanzuelas · fl. ~1880s–1910s ◐ per Irma + index candidate; proof pending
- Victoriano Castañeda candidate b. 1911 · vanished in the US (AZ/CO?); "finado" by 1960 × María del Carmen Ortiz (Arellano) of La Tetilla · married at 13 her parents: an Ortiz widower (7 children) × an Arellano widow (7 children)
  - Francisco "Pancho" Castañeda violinist · "functional alcoholic," would disappear for days · his branch kept the land (c. 1970 deed forgery) × [a Jáuregui] surname from the daughters ◐ per Irma — four legitimate daughters; possibly other children
    - Donatila Castañeda Jáuregui
    - Guadalupe Castañeda Jáuregui
    - Nicolasa Castañeda Jáuregui
    - Imelda Castañeda Jáuregui (one daughter reportedly in Las Vegas)
  - Roque Castañeda Ortiz b. ~1934–35 · legal son of Victoriano; biological son of Victoriano's brother × María Robles Nungaray → their seven children appear in the Branch II tree
- a brother of Victoriano name uncertain (possibly Nicolás) — Roque's biological father; source of the family's red hair

Branch I · The Gregorio Castañeda clan of La Estanzuela ? same village, link to Roque's line unproven

Gregorio Castañeda ~1819/29 – 1875, La Estanzuela × María Luciana Bernabé Sandoval 1830–1909 Gregorio's brother: Felipe Castañeda
- Simón Castañeda Sandoval 1863–1951 × María Ylaria Arellano Figueroa 1871–1961 · 14 children
  - Victoriano Castañeda b. 1890, La Ceja — a weaker candidate for Roque's father
- Domingo · Tomás · Irineo · María de la Paz · Encarnación (all record-corroborated as their children)

Timeline of the verified line (Branch II)

Year	Event	Status
1760 / 1770	Children of Pedro José Nungaray × Francisca Campos baptized in Bolaños, Jalisco	◐
1783	Same couple's son baptized in El Teúl — family has migrated	◐
~1770	Felipe Nungaray born (baptism not yet found)	◐
1806–1828	Felipe × Micaela Sandoval's children baptized in El Teúl, incl. Gerónimo (1828)	✓
1870	Silveria Gómez Cortés dies at ~25; son Mauricio left motherless	✓
1885	Mauricio Nungaray (19) marries Atilana Rodríguez (16), El Teúl	✓
1889	Bernardino Velázquez marries Josefa Castañeda, El Teúl	✓
1892 / 1895	Cornelio Nungaray and Micaela Velázquez born, El Teúl	✓
1915	Juana Nungaray Velázquez born (16 Feb), baptized in the parish of El Teúl	✓
1920	Cornelio dies of pneumonia at 27; his father Mauricio reports the death	✓
1938	Miguel Robles Sandoval marries Juana Nungaray, El Teúl (act 77)	✓
~1940	María del Carmen Robles Nungaray (Grandma María) born, eldest of seven	✓
WWII	Miguel works the Oklahoma railway as a Bracero; returns to Mexico	◐
1974	Micaela Velázquez Castañeda dies in Zapopan, Jalisco	✓ (index)

Open questions & next research targets

#	Question	Path to the answer
1	Which Victoriano Castañeda was Roque's legal father? (Branch I bottleneck)	Manual scan of film DGS 4904726 (Teúl/García de la Cadena marriages, ~1927–29 image range 1400–1440) for the Victoriano × María del Carmen Ortiz act; or order it from the oficialía; or US records of his disappearance (AZ/CO censuses, border crossings).
2	Felipe Nungaray's parents — closing the last Branch II gap	Browse San José de Bolaños baptisms ~1765–75 and marriages ~1755–60 (Jalisco parish collection); or Toribio Nungaray's Nayarit marriage record as corroboration.
3	Victoriano Velázquez's parents (Gen 4× great → 5× great)	Read his 12 Nov 1896 El Teúl death act (found, image unread).
4	~~Was "Natalio" a second husband of the widowed Micaela?~~ RESOLVED	No. Irma confirms Micaela married only once, to Cornelio Nungaray. No second marriage to pursue.
9	Francisco "Pancho" Castañeda's four daughters — Donatila, Guadalupe, Nicolasa, Imelda (surname Castañeda Jáuregui)	FamilySearch full-text + civil registry: (a) Pancho × [Jáuregui] marriage, García de la Cadena ~1935–1955; (b) each daughter's birth act, García de la Cadena ~1940–1965. Requires FamilySearch sign-in (attempted this session; blocked by login).
10	The c. 1970 forgery of Nicolás's land deeds (how Pancho's side took the inherited land)	Property/notarial records, not FamilySearch: Registro Público de la Propiedad y del Comercio for the district covering García de la Cadena/Trinidad García de la Cadena, Zacatecas; the state Archivo de Notarías for the escrituras; and any Registro Agrario Nacional (RAN) ejido/parcel records. Best obtained in person or by written request with the predio's location and the grantor (Nicolás Castañeda) named.
5	Ignacio Robles + Antonia Sandoval's parents (Robles side up)	Their marriage ~1895–1915 and Miguel's 1916 birth — browse El Teúl books (not indexed).
6	Diana Ramirez's entire line	Not yet started — interview Eduardo's mother.
7	Living cousins researching the same family	FamilySearch contributors: carlos sixto lopez (likely López Nungaray line), Jose Omar Sanchez Parra, Cristina Selva, Sergio Perez95, D.M.C.N., PaulaGutierrezContreras — contactable via FamilySearch messaging.
8	Irma's briefcase of original certificates	Digitize in person (kits prepared); may contain acts the films lack.

Sources: recorded interview with Irma Castañeda (~75 min, 2026) · México, Zacatecas, Registro Civil 1857–2001 · México, Zacatecas, registros parroquiales 1605–1980 · México, Jalisco, registros civil & parroquiales · FamilySearch community tree (profile IDs cited). Exact film, image, page and act numbers for every record: see robles_nungaray_record_locator.md in this folder. Compiled by Claude for Eduardo Castañeda, 13 August 2026.