The Nationality and Ancestry of Francisca Jara have been a matter of great debate among historians and Genealogy specialists for decades. Her origins are traced to the island of Trinidad, where she was supposedly born around 1495 at a place known as La Matanza to Spanish sailors as Enril Barrios de Los Primos. This is the same place as another celebrated ancestry, that of Ignacio, who also supposedly married a Spanish lady who died in childbirth and became known as Francisco dasa. This family line however has become increasingly less clear over time. However, one thing is true of all four of this marriage couples who contributed to the bloodline of Ignacio, Juan, and Francisco – they all may have had ancestry or descent from the same Spanish people, or family.
Francisca Jara was born in Palermo to parents who were not Spanish nor of Spanish origin. This was later revealed in her marriage contract with Don Henry, which confirmed her mother’s nationality. Her birth was also registered in the parish church of San Pedro de Alcantara, which places her birth sometime between 1490 and 1503. Some records do suggest that she may have lived in other locations before moving to Palermo, but it’s unclear which. There is also some speculation as to her actual identity, but evidence points to a female version of Ignacio, Juan and Francisco that may have been her real identity.
As far as the other three generation of her family, they all seemed to have been very closely tied to the religion of their native land, and to have adhered strictly to the Spanish religion and heritage when alive. The fourth generation, Francisca’s children, didn’t really have any ties to Spain of any kind, nor to religion. One theory as to their true nationality is that they may have been Puerto Rican by birth, given their close proximity to the southern peninsula of Mexico. Or they could also be Puerto Rican in descent, given that the other three generations of her family all seemed to have been very closely connected to the native culture and community in their home country.