Mariano de Jesús Soberanes y Castro was born at Monterey, Alta California, New Spain, in late January and baptized in the Presidio Chapel on February 2, 1794 (SC Baptism 01918). He was the son of soldado José Antonia María Soberanes y Pinto and Ana Josefa Castro y Botiller (both born Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa). Mariano enlisted as a soldado de cuera at Monterey about 1812. He married (1) María Isidora Vallejo y Lugo at the Monterey Presidio Chapel August 14, 1815 (SC Marriage 00829). He married (2) María Raimunda del Castillo y Sinova at Mission San Antonio de Padua June 13, 1844 (SAP Marriage 01279). He died at Monterey in 1859.
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Children:
("natural" with Josefa Boronda)
- Cosme José Francisco Antonio (Oct. 1817-Feb. 1818)

(with Vallejo)
- María Antonia Juana (Dec. 18, bap. Dec. 21, 1816 [SC Baptism 03016]-Feb. 10, 1901, San Francisco; m. Dr. Edward Turner Bale Mar. 21, 1839 [SC Marriage 01088])
- José Mariano de Jesús (Oct. 15, bap. 15, 1818 [SC Baptism 03095]; m. María Juana Cesaria Romero y Hernández [SC Baptism 03602] May 8, 1846 [SC Marriage 01195])
- Juan José Antonio Victor (Nov. 28, bap. 30, 1820 [SC Baptism 03190]; m. Maria Guadalupe Allen y ... Apr. 17, 1854 [SC Marriage ...])
- José Antonio Ezequiel Buenaventura (1822-1896)
- Juana María Gertrudis (1824-1847)
- José Tomás Antonio (midnight Mar. 6-7, bap. Mar. 13, 1825 [SC Baptism 03369])
- José Guadalupe Antonio Estanislao de Jesús (1826-1867)
- Andrés José Victor Mariano (1827-1879)
- José Ignacio Eulupio (Aug. 12, bap. 13, 1830 [SC Baptism 03688])

(with Castillo)
(born Rancho Ojitos)
- Mariana Fabiana (Jan. 20, bap. 29, 1843 [SAP Baptism 04619]; m. FNU Broner)
- Juana Guadalupe (Feb. 8, bap. Mar. 19, 1844 [SAP Baptism 04640]; m. FNU Malaren)
- María Francisca Reparada (1845-1900)
- María Salome (bap. Feb. 8, 1847 [SAP Baptism 04658]-aft. Sep. 1916, Santa Clara; m. FNU Sánchez)
- Isidro (Apr., bap. May 15, 1848/9 [SAP Baptism 04662])
- María Genoveva (Nov., bap. Dec. 6, 1851 [SAP Baptism ...]; m. FNU Rodríguez)
- María del Refugio (bap. Aug. 14, 1853 [SAP Baptism ...]; m. FNU Garnuta)
- Longino de Jesús (Mar. 15, bap. Apr. 27, 1856 [SAP Baptism ...]; m. Agustias Narvaíz Nov. 12, 1890 [SAP Marriage ...])