Jose Dionisio Arrua Belasco

Jose Dionisio was born on April 8th, 1785 in Santo Domingo DE Soriano, Uruguay and his baptism took place there on April 26th, 1785.  Jose Dionisio's father was Julian Arrua and his mother was Isabel Velazco-Sanchez Morinigo.  His paternal grandparents were Santiago Arrua and Maria Polancos; his maternal grandparents were Josef Antonio Sanchez De Velazco and Petrona Muriñigo. He had three brothers and a sister, named Pantaleon, Domingo, Fructuoso and Juana.  He was the second oldest of the five children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named Juan Manuel, Maria Clemencia, Maria Agustina and Maria Vicenta.