▁of ▁Val encia ▁from ▁the ▁Mo or ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century .. ▁Marian na ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁elev ated ▁to ▁March ion ess ▁of ▁Ben eme j ís ▁by ▁Charles ▁III ▁of ▁Spain ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁Juan ▁Diego ' s ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Fernando , ▁married ▁Jac inta ▁de ▁Gay oso ▁A rias ▁O z ores , ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁counts ▁of ▁Am arante , ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁where ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁residence ▁and ▁had ▁pro gen y ▁ ▁Gene al ogy ▁▁ ▁Since ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁brothers ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁male ▁descend ants ▁joined ▁the ▁Spanish ▁military ▁orders , ▁there ▁is ▁accurate ▁information ▁available ▁concerning ▁their ▁ancest ors . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁procedures ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Or ders , ▁the ▁exam ination ▁of ▁a ▁candid ature ▁to ▁join ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁Or ders ▁ent a iled ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Inform antes ▁( in form ers ) ▁who ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁places ▁of ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁ancest ors ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁witness es ' ▁depos itions ▁and ▁check ▁out ▁primary ▁document ary ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁birth ▁and ▁marriage ▁certific ates , ▁test aments ▁and ▁census ▁registers . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁gene al ogy ▁of ▁the ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁family ▁has ▁been ▁well ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro