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Note: T I M E L I N E 1825 -- BIRTH: In a record of his baptism which was recorded in 1871in the parish of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion de Juncos, Esteban states that he was born Dec 1825, the legitimate son of Rafael Falero and Mariana Machin. He states that he was baptised within 15 days of his birth. See record dated 1871 below. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Catalog, Microfilm 1389069 Parish Inmaculada Concepcion de Juncos, Item 8 Bautizmo, Page 237, #1171. [Accessed 20 Aug 2015] ______________________________________________________________ 1832 -- CENSUS: Listed as the son of Rafael Falero and spouse Mariana Machin, age 6 years, old placing his birth in 1826. Living in the Bario Valenciana Abajo, Juncos, PR SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film, #1511631, item 5; Juncos Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 83, 1832-1860. [Accessed Mar 2014]
1838 - CENSUS: Rafael Falero, age 44, was living Valenciano Abajo, with his wife, Ma. Machin, age 40, and the following children: Dionicio, 15; Carlina, 14; Estevan, 12; Francisco, 10; and Maria, 7. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, Film, #1511663 item 3; Juncos, Puerto Rico, Censo Caja 97.
________________________________________________________________ 1842 -- Father is Mayor of Juncos SOURCE: pr-roots.com, "Alcaldes de Juncos ________________________________________________________________ 1844 -- CENSUS: Rafael Falero , age 50, is living in Valenciano Abajo. Married to Mariana Machin, age 45, they have the following children in the household: Estevan, 19, Juan, 17; Angel, 9; Jose, 7; Tomas, 5, Rafael, 1; Maria, 13; Carmen, 11; and ? (Ulifania), 3. Also in the household is Catalina Machin y ??, age 95. This is most likely Rafael's mother, but may also be an elderly aunt. Slaves enumerated with him are Ignacio, 30; Juan, 18; Diego, 25; Francisco, 30; Ramon, 3; Rufina, 29; Rocenda, 1. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, Film, #1511663 item 3; Juncos, Puerto Rico,Censo 1847, Caja 97. NOTE: There are scatterd records with no date in this film and this is one of them. The film is titled 1847, however, the ages in this record make it more appropriate to 1844 based on known birthdates and this is where I have placed it.
1849 -- MARRIAGE: On 20 Sep 1849 in the parish of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion de Juncos, Dn. Estevan Falero, legitimate son of Dn. Rafael (Falero) and of Da. Mariana Machin, was married to Da. Maria Concepcion de Rivera, legitimate daughter of Dn. Anselmo (Rivera) and Da. Maria Inforosa de Pena, deceased. Witness to the marriage were Dn. Julian de Rivera, Dn. Jose Faustino de Gorbea, and Pedro de Rosario. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Catalog, Microfilm 1389073, Item 1, Pg 106, #228 [Accessed 28 Jan 2016] SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection; Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1836-2001," index and images, Juncos > Defunciones Caja 115-116 1896-1899 Nacimientos y matrimonios Caja 117 1872-1898 Bautismos y matrimonios Caja 118 1849-18 > image 853 of 3185. [Accessed 11 Apr 2014]
_________________________________________________________________ 1853 -- On 05 Jul, the name Dn. Esteban Falero from Juncos appeared in the newspaper Gaceta de Puerto Rico on a list of donors to a fund to build charity hospitals in Madrid. Donation 1 Peso. SOURCE: Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Puerto Rico, Gaceta de Puerto Rico, 05 Jul 1853, Pg 4
1855 -- On Dec 18, Esteban Falero was noted in the Gazeta de Puerto-Rico as having contributed 12 pesos to the poor. Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Gazeta de Puerto Rico, 18 Dec 1855, Pg 1
1857 --CENSUS: Esteban Falero is 30 years old (b.1827), born in Puerto Rico and married to Maria Concepcion Rivera, age 24. They are living in the barrio Gurabo Abajo in Juncos, along with 5 children: Maria de la Crus, age 7; Jose Avelino, age 5; Maria Juliana, age 4; Maria Sinforosa, age 3; and Juan Wenceslao, age 1. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film, #1511631; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 83, 1832-1860. {Accessed 13 Mar 2014] _________________________________________________________________ 1860 -- On 13 Sep 1860, Dn. Estevan Falero's name appeared in the newspaper Gaceta de Puerto-Rico on a list of people from Juncos who donated money to support the Spanish-Moroccan War. His donation was 6 Pesos. SOURCE: Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Puerto Rico, 13 Sep 1860, Pg 2
1862 -- TAXPAYER: Don Esteban Falero's name appears on a list of individuals who have been assigned a quota based on his wealth to be paid into a subsidy fund for the support of the community of Gurabo Abajo, Juncos. He is #611 on the list and his payment is 9.56 Pesos. SOURCE: www.archives puertorico.com, Juncos, 1862 Repartos de Juncos, received as a pdf by email Jul 2017
1863 -- Named as husband of Maria Concepcion Rivera in Maria's death record and father of her children.
1865 -- Esteban Falero named as Godfather in baptismal record of Juana Garcia Maldonado on 30 Dec 1865 in Juncos, Puerto Rico. FamilySearch.org, Puerto Rico, Juncos, Church Records of Iglesia Catolica. La Inmaculada Concepcion, film 1389069, Item 7 bautizmos, Pg 152, #449
1868 -- Estevan Falero, age 40 (b. 1828) was listed in this census as living in the house of D. Pedro Rodriguez of the Canaries. Wife Maria Concepcion Rivera is not listed with him leading to the assumption that she is now deceased. Children in the household are Maria de la Crus Falero, 18; Maria Juliana Falero, 15; Sinforosa Falero, 13; Isabel Aurelia Falero, 9; Avelino Falero, 15 and Wenceslao Falero 12. NOTE: Avelino Falero is not listed in the previous census although old enough to have been. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo,Caja 86, 1868-1875. {Accessed 13 Mar 2014] _________________________________________________________________ 1870 -- Estevan is missing from this census and his children are living with his mother. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo,Caja 86, 1868-1875. {Accessed 13 Mar 2014]
1871 Feb 1 -- BAPTISM: On this date, upon not finding his baptismal record, Estevan came before the parish priest of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion with three witnesses who testified that he was born December 1825, that he was the legitimate son of Rafael Falero and Mariana Machin, his godfather was Dn. Jose Machin, and that he had been baptised more or less within 15 days of having been born. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Catalog, Microfilm 1389069 Parish Inmaculada Concepcion de Juncos, Item 8 Bautizmo, Page 237, #1171. [Accessed 20 Aug 2015]
1871 -- Named as father of Sinforsa Falero in his daughter's marriage record. _________________________________________________________________ 1885 -- DEATH: Listed as the deceased grandfather in the birth record of Domitila Falero, daughter of his daughter Sinforosa Falero. So death occurred sometime between 1871 and 1885 _________________________________________________________________
1909 -- ESTATE FEUD Oh, those Faleros!!! Here is a case that went to the Supreme Court in appeal and was published in a law journal. It is hard to understand all the legal style of writing but this is what I got out of it. It seems that when Esteban Falero y Machin died, he left a piece of property to his daughter Isabel Aurelia (or Amelia) Falero Rivera. Evidently, his brother Tomas Falero y Machin was her guardian at the time and managed her property, and actually appropriated the land and used it for his own benefit. Well, Tomas must have had a bout with his conscience and he gave Isabel 100 acres of land in Ceiba Sur, Juncos, PR, as compensation.
Then Tomas died leaving all his possessions to his children which included, they thought, that 100 acres of land. Evidently, Tomas's son Rafael moved onto the land, or may have already been living on it, as he is described as a "tenant at will." Isabel sold the land to Jose Casildo Reyes, who then sold it back to her brother Avelino Falero Rivera. This must have all happened quickly. Then Avelino registered the land in his name and evicted Rafael.
So Tomas's children, filed a suit to reclaim the land saying that Isabel did not have title to the land at the time of Tomas's death, had no right to sell it, and the land was still a part of Tomas's estate. But the court ruled in favor of Avelino Falero Rivera since he had a valid purchase agreement.
The two families must have fought this back and forth until it came before the Supreme Court. Rafael Falero Rodriguez represented the rest of the family and filed suit against Avelino Falero Rivera claiming that Avelino lied and connived to get the property transferred to him and registered before they knew what was going on. They wanted the court to not only declare the previous case Null & Void but to grant them $11,000 in damages.
Well, they lost the case at the Supreme Court level, too. It sounds like they lost it because the lawyer wasn't all that good and missed a few details, plus there wasn't enough evidence to prove their claim that Isabel didn't have the right to sell. SOURCE: "Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Porto Rico, " by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, pgs 111-119
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