-- The Old (Spanish) Inhabitants of Gibraltar
who remained in town after the Rock was captured by the British in 1704
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On 6th August 1704, two days after Gibraltar had been captured by the Anglo-Dutch force, many of the Spanish inhabitants who did not want to remain under British rule left the Rock. Most of them settled in what is now San Roque while others went to other towns in the area - Los Barrios and Castellar.
The names of those who decided to stay are listed below.

Doctor Don Fernando Tuxillo --------- Gonzalo Romero and family
Father Juan Romero Diego de Ximenes and family
Father Joseph de Penia Palomina and family
Friar Juan Nuñez Juan Biera and family
Friar Diego Ramos Jacome de Pluma and family
Brother Juan - the hermitage keeper Andreas de Arenas and family
Friar Gabriel de Miranda Joseph do Spinosa
Bartolo - the bell-ringer Francisco Ximenes and family
Pedro de Robles and family Nicholas de la Roca and family
Pedro Machado and family Estephan de Urriate and family
Joseph de Anguita and family Diego Lorenzo and family
Maria Machada and family Francisco Obejero and his wife
Juan de Tanger and family Bartazona de los Reyes
Francisco Verde Fernando Rodrigo and family
Bernardo Rodriguez and family Maria Baratona
Madalena de Guzman and daughter Francisco Galbes
Jaime Bardeta and family Marcos Peres and family
Juan Guerrero and family Michael Ferez and his brother
Francisco de Tapia Andres de Soza and family
Pedro de Meza Mariana de Mendoza
Juan Batistagua and family