Timotea Barbosa

Doña Timotea Barbosa de Tapia
Artist's interpretation, based on descriptions.
Born	Timotea Barbosa Curiel August 22, 1860 Mesa de Ramos, Jalisco
Died	c. 1930 (aged 70) Los Barbosa, Jalisco
Resting place	Cementerio de Santa Cruz de las Flores
Nationality	Mexican
Other names	Doña Timo, Timo
Spouse	Gregorio Tapia López (May 3, 1880-1930; her death)
Children	José Eduardo Tapia Barbosa María Juliana Tapia Barbosa María Candelaria Tapia Barbosa María Cruz Tapia Barbosa José Manuel Tapia Barbosa Zeferina Tapia Barbosa Heliodoro Tapia Barbosa
Relatives	Romana Barbosa Solórzano (niece)

Timotea Barbosa Curiel, later known as Timotea Barbosa de Tapia (August 22, 1860 – 1930) was a benefactor to the town of Los Barbosa, Jalisco. She was a matriarch of the Tapia family of the same town. Timotea along with her parents were key to the flourishment of the town of Los Barbosa during the Porfirian period, they donated various necessities for a substantial time.^[1] She was also known as Doña Timo.

Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Ancestral background 1.2 Supplies and the Barbosa ranch 2 Marriage, children, and later life 3 Ancestry 4 References

Early life

Timotea Barbosa was born on August 22, 1860 in the table mountain settlement of Mesa de Ramos to Pablo Barbosa and Petra Curiel. Timotea was baptized on August 26 at the municipal parish in Ameca by the priest Prudencio González.^[2]

Ancestral background

Pablo and Petra, Timotea's parents, married on May 20, 1841 in the city of Ameca. On the marriage act, the priest states that the bride and groom reside in the town of "Los Barvosas" (an illiterate variant of "Los Barbosa"), which means that Pablo and Petra's settled in the town in the 1830s.

Her paternal grandparents were the criollos Ramón Cipriano Barbosa y Aguilar, born in Cocula, and María Marcelina Mendoza Montaño. Her maternal grandparents were the mestizo Manuel Curiel Zárate and the criolla Juana María de Jesús Ramos y Aumada.

Supplies and the Barbosa ranch

Her parents were wealthy enough to supply the whole town of Los Barbosa with queso blanco, or white cheese, and fine linen for the residents clothing. It is probable that the donations were made to the less fortunate, in this case the workers in the Hacienda San José de Miravalle who in that time resided in Los Barbosa. Timotea helped her parents with the donations. Don Pablo Barbosa had his cattle ranch in the southwestern part of the town today known as El Potrerito. He had 25 paradas of cattle roaming inside the large stone corral. He also had a chapel built in his property, various barns, stables and even a special house for church offerings.

Marriage, children, and later life

Timotea, at the age of 19, fell in love with the womanizing, dancing Gregorio Tapia López who was a mestizo. Gregorio already had the dubious reputation of a womanizer and gambler. Without the approval of her father, Gregorio and Timtoea married on May 3, 1880; before having their first son Eduardo in 1881. Their witnesses were Francisco Núñez and Francisca Tapia. The relationship of Timotea toward her father loosened and became tense, she feared of his disapproval. Petra, on the other hand, was calm and understanding. When she married Gregorio, she was disowned of the Barbosa inheritance. She had other children: José Eduardo, María Juliana, María Candelaria, María Cruz, José Manuel, Zeferina, and Heliodoro. She died in 1930 in Los Barbosa and was interred in the community cemetery of Santa Cruz de las Flores.

The children of Gregorio Tapia López and Timotea Barbosa Curiel
Name	Birth/Death	Married	Notes
José Eduardo Tapia Barbosa	October 12, 1881[3] - ?		died in infancy
María Juliana Tapia Barbosa	June 18, 1883[4] - ?		died in infancy
María Candelaria Tapia Barbosa	February 5, 1886[5] - 1970	November 11, 1903 Pomposo Ramos Díaz
María Cruz Tapia Barbosa	May 8, 1888[6] - ?		died in infancy
José Manuel Tapia Barbosa	August 19, 1891[7] - 1930	May 9, 1910 Francisca Cobián Orizaga
Zeferina Tapia Barbosa	September 9, 1894[8] - 1964	November 16, 1912 Elías Gómez Barbosa
Heliodoro Tapia Barbosa	1904? - 1980	April 22, 1922 Juana Amezquita González

Ancestry

Ancestors of Timotea Barbosa

8. Santiago Polinario Barbosa                       4. Ramón Cipriano Barbosa de Aguilar                             9. Lorenza de Jesús de Aguilar                       2. Pablo Domingo Barbosa Mendoza                                   10. Ignacio Mendoza                       5. María Marcelina Mendoza Montaño                             11. Juliana Montaño                       1. Timotea Barbosa Curiel                                         12. Pascual Curiel                       6. Manuel Curiel Zárate                             13. Lugarda de Zárate                       3. María Petra Curiel Ramos                                   14. Lorenzo Ramos Ruelas                       7. Juana María de Jesús Ramos Aumada                             15. Josefa de Aumada y Beas

References

Persondata
Name	Barbosa, Timotea
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 22, 1860
Place of birth	Mesa de Ramos, Jalisco
Date of death	1930
Place of death	Los Barbosa, Jalisco