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Francisco Pedro Rolen (c. 1760 – 1819)

Francisco Pedro Rolen (often recorded as Franco Rolen) was the son of the French veteran Pedro Rolén Miñón and his first wife, Antonia Musquiz. His life represents the family's deep integration into San Antonio society, transitioning from the "Coyote" classification of his youth to being identified as a "Spaniard" in adulthood. He was a merchant and laborer who met a violent end during the turbulent closing years of Spanish Texas.

c. 1760 - BIRTH

Location: Presidio San Sabá

Francisco was born during his father’s active military service. While his exact birth record is elusive, census records consistently place his birth around 1760.

• Father: Pedro Rolen-Minon JR (1732-1804) (French Inválido)

• Mother: MA Antonia EcayMusquiz-Garza (Mestiza)

1795 - MARRIAGE - To MA Ana Petra Sandobal-Urrutia (1779-1807)

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Francisco married Petra Sandoval, the daughter of Francisco Xavier Sandobal-Barrera and Francisca Esmergilda de Urrutia-Valdes (1751 - 1783). Through this marriage, Francisco connected his lineage to the influential Urrutia family, prominent military leaders in San Antonio.

• Petra’s Birth: Baptized Jan 19, 1779.

1795 - BIRTH - Francisco Rolen-Sandobal

1798 - BIRTH - Jose Leacadio Marino Rolen

• Notably classified as Tresalvo meaning very white in color, literally translating to "Three white" (predominantly Spanish).

1800 - BIRTH - MA Catarina de la Concepcion Rolen

1803 - BIRTH - MA Josefa Rolen-Sandobal

1804 - BIRTH - MA Trinidad Olaya Rolen (1804 - UNK)

1807 - BIRTH - Jose Antonio Rolen-Minon

1804–1809 - Merchant Life and Loss

Location: Barrio Laredo, San Antonio

Census records from this period show Francisco transitioning from a merchant to a widower raising his children in a more modest environment.

• 1804: Listed as a Merchant with a wife and four children.

• May 15, 1807: His wife, Petra Sandoval, passed away at age 30.

• May 30, 1807: Tragically, their 8-day-old son, Jose Antonio, died just two weeks after his mother.

• 1809: Francisco is listed as a Field Worker and widower living in Barrio Laredo with two remaining children. He owned a lot with a jacal, 6 horses, and 1 cow.

1813 - The Battle of Medina and Second Marriage

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Francisco lived through the bloodiest era in Texas history: the Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition and the subsequent Spanish Retribution (Battle of Medina).

• Second Marriage: In the aftermath of the 1813 Spanish takeover, Francisco married Antonia Hernandez, who was classified as a Mulata.

• Political Context: The fact that Francisco was spared during the 1813 executions suggests he may have remained loyal to the Spanish Crown (Royalists) or had enough social standing via his Urrutia/Sandoval connections to survive the purge of rebels.

1819 - JAN 10 - DEATH

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Francisco met a violent end, killed by "Savage Indians" (yndios barvaros) on the outskirts of San Antonio.

Burial: High Mass (Entierro Mayor)

Despite his later status as a laborer, Francisco was buried with an Entierro Mayor at San Fernando, signifying high social respect or a family willing to pay for the most solemn Catholic rite.

• Cost: 2 pesos for the "Rotura" (grave opening), 3.5 pesos for insignia/candles.

• Officiating Priest: Br. Don José Darío Zambrano.

Genealogical Summary Table

Would you like me to create a similar report for his daughter, Maria Trinidad Rolen, to see how the family fared after his death?