Birth Name: Félix Ignacio Juan Nicolás Antonio José Joaquín Buenaventura Berenguer de Marquina y FitzGerald
Date of Birth: November 20, 1736
Place of Birth: Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Date of Death: October 10, 1826
Place of Death: Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Ethnicity:
* Spanish (father)
* Irish, with distant English (mother)
Family Info:
Félix Berenguer de Marquina was a Spanish naval officer and colonial official, who served as the 55th Governor-General of the Philippines from 1788 to 1793, and Viceroy of New Spain from 1800 to 1803. His father, Ignacio Berenguer de Marquina y Pasqual de Riquelme, was Spanish. His mother, Mary FitzGerald, was Irish with distant English roots. He was married to María de Ansoátegui y Barrón.
Félix’s paternal grandfather was Ignacio Berenguer de Marquina y Berenguer (the son of Teodoro Berenguer de Marquina y Ortiz and Margarita Berenguer y Berenguer). Teodoro was the son of Carlos Berenguer de Marquina y Berenguer and Eugenia Josefa Ortiz y Berenguer). Margarita was the daughter of Francisco Berenguer y García and Josefa Berenguer y Bernabéu.
Félix’s paternal grandmother was Mariana Vicenta Pasqual de Riquelme y Robles (the daughter of Diego Generoso Vicente Pasqual y Martínez de Fresneda and Beatriz Muñoz de Robles y Riquelme). Diego was the son of Alfonso Juan Pasqual y Pérez and Ágata Martínez de Fresneda y Sánchez. Beatriz was the daughter of Juan Pedro Muñoz de Robles and
Félix’s maternal grandparents were John FitzGerald (the son of Thomas FitzGerald and Joan Talbot) and Mary Stanton (the daughter of Patrick Stanton and Dorothy Littledell). Thomas was the son of Robert FitzGerald and Mary Boxley.
Source:
Genealogy of Félix Berenguer de Marquina – http://www.geni.com/people/F%C3%A9lix-Berenguer-de-Marquina-y-FitzGerald-Virrey-de-Nueva-Espa%C3%B1a/6000000012545591339