Don Fernando Pacheco de Matos was the son of Capitán de Infantería Española Don Domingo Pacheco de Matos and María Bernardina de Torres y Figueroa and was born in Guadianilla, Puerto Rico. Prior to the foundation of Yauco, Fernando served as Ayudante (aid-de-camp) in the town. He was married Doña Isabel de Torres y Figueroa around this time before she died leaving four children. He remarried around 1750 to Doña María de Quiñones y Torres de Figueroa and would have seven children with her. After the construction of a small chapel in January 1755 named Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, the settlers of Yauco sent Fernando Pacheco de Matos as their representative to the Spanish government to request the establishment of a municipality. On February 29, 1756, King Fernando VI of Spain granted the settlers their request and the town of Yauco was officially founded with Fernando Pacheco de Matos serving as its Teniente á Guerra (Lieutenant of War). This position had him responsible for: providing public safety, levying and collecting taxes, carrying out orders from the governor, and administering justice. Fernando held this position for twelve years before his death on April 17, 1768 in Yauco. Upon his death most of his slaves were inherited by his wife with some going to his children.

Godchildren

• José Luciano de Torres y Figueroa, natural son of Doña Mauricia de Torres y Figueroa. (August 4, 1755)

• Francisca de Torres y Figueroa, daughter of Manuel de Torres y Figueroa and Mariana de Quiñones. (February 12, 1758)

• Juana de Figueroa y Olivera, daughter of Manuel de Figueroa and Rafaela de Olivera. (July 8, 1758)

• Juan Pacheco y Quiñones, son of Don José Pacheco and Manuela de Quiñones. (May 20, 1761)

• Juan José de Mercado y Rodríguez, son of Isidro de Mercado and María Rodríguez. (April 17, 1763)

• Isidoro Pérez y Ortiz, son of José Pérez and María Ortiz. (November 27, 1763)

• María Francisca González, natural daughter of Andrea González. (November 4, 1764)

Don Fernando Pacheco de Matos was an owner of slaves in Yauco. Prior to and after his promotion to Teniente á Guerra he had slaves working in Sitio de la Zarza, Sitio del Ríos, Playa (Guadianilla) and La Hacienda Florida in Barinas which was operated by the Pacheco de Matos family since the 1600's. He and his wife, María de Quiñones, had the most slaves in Yauco during the years 1751-1790 numbering at least twenty. Some are listed here along with their descendants.

• Isabel (died April 16, 1787)

  • Joaquín Pacheco, liberto (c. 1745-1823) married (1) Manuela González on April 6, 1785 (2) Juliana Rodríguez on January 9, 1792

  • Ana (July 22, 1751-October 19, 1824)

  • Clara (August 10-16, 1755)

• Juan Pacheco married Juana de la Candelaria, a free woman.​

  • Sebastiana Pacheco (born February 1, 1752​)

    • Juan Pacheco (1768-1768)

    • Juliana Pacheco (born September 4, 1770)

    • Gregroio Pacheco (December 26, 1793-May 15, 1829)

    • Luis Pacheco married Marcelina, liberta on June 25, 1829

  • Domingo Pacheco (born May 12, 1753)

  • Juana Pacheco (born November 15, 1754)

  • María Monserrate Pacheco (born June 11, 1756)

  • Patricio Pacheco (born March 27, 1758)

  • Juan Antonio Pacheco (born June 16, 1760)

  • Viviana Pacheco (born December 1, 1762)

  • Nicolasa Pacheco (died October 18, 1768)

• Juana

  • Manuel (born May 24, 1752)

  • Antonio married Petrona Ortiz, libre (daughter of Manuela Ortiz) on August 3, 1755.

    • María Monserrate Pacheco y Ortiz (born June 3, 1758)

    • María Manuela Pacheco y Ortiz (born July 2, 1760)

• Luciana (inherited by María de Quiñones and then Antonio Pacheco de Matos)

  • Policarpio (March 1755-April 12, 1755)

  • Luciana, liberta (June 10, 1756-October 15, 1814) married Lorenzo Jiménez, native of Santo Domingo on March 17, 1793

  • Pablo (born January 9, 1759)

  • Casimira (born February 28, 1762)

  • Ignacia (born February 1, 1762)

• Silveria

  • Paula (born July 17, 1752) married Juan Bautista, liberto on June 16, 1802

  • Alonso (born September 3, 1755)

  • Juan (born April 9, 1762)

  • Juan Francisco (born June 18, 1765)

  • Miguel (born January 31, 1768)

• Urbano (inherited by Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa in 1768) married Andrea on September 21, 1769

  • Juana María (born March 30, 1769)

  • Juan Monserrate (1787-September 13, 1787)

  • José married Luisa Machado y Soto (daughter of Miguel and Teresa) on April 24, 1811

• Vicente married Francisca de Torres

  • Clara (born August 10, 1764)

• Mauricia (inherited to Clemente de Rivera and Isabel Pacheco de Matos) married Manuel

  • Catharina (born June 14, 1770)

Notes

• La Hacienda Florida was operated by the Pacheco de Matos family from the 1600's until Juan María Antongiorgi's purchase of the property in the 1800's.

• c. 1713 - Born in Guadianilla, Puerto Rico.

• c. 1730 - Married Isabel de Torres y Figueroa.

• c.1730-1750 - Promoted to Ayudante.

• c. 1750 - Married María de Quiñones.

• 1756 - Founded Yauco.

• 1756 - Promoted to Teniente á Guerra.

• 1768 - Died in Yauco.

• Baptism of Jose Luciano de Torres y Figueroa (1754): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK9-W9M9-F?i=48&cat=277991

• Death (1768): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKS-2HVC

• Baptism of Gregorio Pacheco (1794): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK9-W1J4?cat=277991

• The Family Tree is Not Cut (2014): https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=hst_articles

• Annotated 1838 Census of Yauco: Román, Juan D. Censo Poblacional de Yauco del 1838