▁When ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁he ▁married ▁twice : ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁Irish ▁parent age , ▁New ▁York - born ▁Mar guer ete ▁C anto ▁Ing alis ▁( 1 8 6 4 – 1 9 3 3 ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁with ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut - born ▁Mar ion ▁L . ▁M . ▁F let cher ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 7 2 ). ▁No ▁source ▁suggests ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁children ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁none ▁mentioned ▁as ▁involved ▁in ▁property - related ▁issues , ▁though ▁no ▁author ▁explicitly ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁off spring . ▁He ▁lived ▁at ▁various ▁locations ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁including ▁at ▁R ivers ide ▁Drive ▁ 4 3 1 ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁M idd let own , ▁New ▁York . ▁Upon ▁his ▁sudden ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Wood la wn ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Bron x . ▁The ▁best ▁known ▁relative ▁of ▁Rafael ▁is ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁José , ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁became ▁a ▁Car list ▁political ▁leader ▁in ▁And alus ia ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁party ▁executive . ▁The ▁Tor res ▁Dí ez ▁de ▁la ▁Cort ina ▁relatives ▁made ▁their ▁name ▁developing ▁the ▁b ull - bre eding ▁business ▁and ▁gained ▁acknowled g ement ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Rafael ' s ▁distant ▁relative ▁was ▁José ▁Gó mez ▁A ce