Francisco Carrascón
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Don Francisco Carrascón also known as Don Francesco Carascon
, was a high ranking Spanish
Military Officer and War Commissioner in the 18th Century. He was born in Zaragoza but ancestrally he was descended from the House of Carrascon of Ágreda
(Castile
), Cintruenigo
(Navarra) and Tudela
(Navarra). The founder of the Spanish House was Doctor Don Garcia Fernandez de Carrascón (ca 1480-1533), a wealthy Spanish cleric from Ágreda, Spain who was a protonotary apostolic and personal doctor to Pope Adrian VI as well as a canon of the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain. He left his fortune in the form of a mayorazgo or family trust to his nephew Don Pedro Carrascon and his descendents. Doctor Carrascon is buried in an elaborate chapel in the Church of San Miguel Arcangel in Ágreda. The Carrascon were recognized as having Hidalgo
or noble status in the mid 17th Century, but were noble going back to at least the 15th Century.
Don Francisco served as War Commissioner (Comisario de Guerra) in Orbetello
in 1737–1739 just after the War of Polish Succession, and in Messina from 1740 to 1750. He was a close associate of the founder of the Passionist
Order, St. Paul of the Cross
and he is mentioned frequently in his letters from the era. Don Francisco was appointed Senator of Messina in 1751 under the Viceroy of Sicily, Don Eustachio, Duke of Laviefuille. After a few decades on the Italian peninsula, he and his descendants became known by the italianized spelling of the surname Carascon
.
Don Francisco was married to Donna Rosa Diez, believed to be the sister of Don Antonio Filareto Diez e Palmero, a Sicilian Nobleman and Senator of Palermo in 1745 and 1764. Don Franciso and Donna Rosa had two sons and four daughters. His eldest son, Don Bernabe (or Barnaba) Carrascon was a Colonel in command of the Provincial Regiments of the Kingdom of Naples, and later Commandant of Lucera. His second son, Don Antonio Carrascon, was a Lieutenant Colonel and Governor of the Fortress of Vieste on the Adriatic Sea. Of the daughters, Donna Maria Giuseppa Carascon married Don Berlingiero Scoppa of Lucera, Donna Marianna Carascon married Don Orsino Scoppa of Lucera, Donna Berardina Carrascon married into the noble D'Espinosa Family and was godmother to General Don Gabriele Manthoné, a leader of the 1799 Naples revolution. One other daughter of unknown name married Cavaliere Gaetano Pistorio of Messina.
Carascon
Carascon is an Italian family name of hidalgo or noble Spanish origin. The surname was originally spelled Carrascón . The surname was Italianized as Carascon in the early 19th Century...
, was a high ranking Spanish
Spain
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Military Officer and War Commissioner in the 18th Century. He was born in Zaragoza but ancestrally he was descended from the House of Carrascon of Ágreda
Ágreda
Ágreda is a town located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain.Ágreda is the regional services center in the Northeast of the province of Soria. Its abundant heritage as well as the local fiestas of the Virgin, and the Archangel Michael attract a large number of tourists.-History:In the...
(Castile
Castile (historical region)
A former kingdom, Castile gradually merged with its neighbours to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain when united with the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre...
), Cintruenigo
Cintruénigo
Cintruénigo is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:** http://www.loignoro.com* Pagina web de Loignoro, grupo de rock-punk de Cintruénigo*...
(Navarra) and Tudela
Tudela, Navarre
Tudela is a municipality in Spain, the second city of the autonomous community of Navarre. Its population is around 35,000. Tudela is sited in the Ebro valley. Fast trains running on two-track electrified railways serve the city and two freeways join close to it...
(Navarra). The founder of the Spanish House was Doctor Don Garcia Fernandez de Carrascón (ca 1480-1533), a wealthy Spanish cleric from Ágreda, Spain who was a protonotary apostolic and personal doctor to Pope Adrian VI as well as a canon of the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain. He left his fortune in the form of a mayorazgo or family trust to his nephew Don Pedro Carrascon and his descendents. Doctor Carrascon is buried in an elaborate chapel in the Church of San Miguel Arcangel in Ágreda. The Carrascon were recognized as having Hidalgo
Hidalgo (Spanish nobility)
A hidalgo or fidalgo is a member of the Spanish and Portuguese nobility. In popular usage it has come to mean the non-titled nobility. Hidalgos were exempt from paying taxes, but did not necessarily own real property...
or noble status in the mid 17th Century, but were noble going back to at least the 15th Century.
Don Francisco served as War Commissioner (Comisario de Guerra) in Orbetello
Orbetello
Orbetello is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto , Italy. It is located c. 35 km south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve.-History:...
in 1737–1739 just after the War of Polish Succession, and in Messina from 1740 to 1750. He was a close associate of the founder of the Passionist
Passionist
The Passionists are a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Paul of the Cross . Professed members use the initials C.P. after their names.-History:St...
Order, St. Paul of the Cross
Paul of the Cross
Paul of the Cross was an Italian mystic, and founder of the Passionists.-Biography:Saint Paul of the Cross, originally named Paolo Francesco Danei, was born on 3 January 1694, in the town of Ovada, Piedmont, between Turin and Genoa in the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.Paul, a son of a...
and he is mentioned frequently in his letters from the era. Don Francisco was appointed Senator of Messina in 1751 under the Viceroy of Sicily, Don Eustachio, Duke of Laviefuille. After a few decades on the Italian peninsula, he and his descendants became known by the italianized spelling of the surname Carascon
Carascon
Carascon is an Italian family name of hidalgo or noble Spanish origin. The surname was originally spelled Carrascón . The surname was Italianized as Carascon in the early 19th Century...
.
Don Francisco was married to Donna Rosa Diez, believed to be the sister of Don Antonio Filareto Diez e Palmero, a Sicilian Nobleman and Senator of Palermo in 1745 and 1764. Don Franciso and Donna Rosa had two sons and four daughters. His eldest son, Don Bernabe (or Barnaba) Carrascon was a Colonel in command of the Provincial Regiments of the Kingdom of Naples, and later Commandant of Lucera. His second son, Don Antonio Carrascon, was a Lieutenant Colonel and Governor of the Fortress of Vieste on the Adriatic Sea. Of the daughters, Donna Maria Giuseppa Carascon married Don Berlingiero Scoppa of Lucera, Donna Marianna Carascon married Don Orsino Scoppa of Lucera, Donna Berardina Carrascon married into the noble D'Espinosa Family and was godmother to General Don Gabriele Manthoné, a leader of the 1799 Naples revolution. One other daughter of unknown name married Cavaliere Gaetano Pistorio of Messina.
Sources
- Archivio di Stato di Napoli, Sezione Militare
- Archivo Historico Nacional, Madrid, Spain
- Fundacion Navarra Cultural, http://www.fundacionnc.org/contenidocarrascon2.htm