, cousin of the last ruler of the
Emirate of Granada. The Viscounts of the Castle of Almansa trace their Castilian-Moorish ancestry through their familial ties to the noble lineages of Venegas de Careaga, Gibaje, Ballesteros, and de Medrano in
Almería, which were intertwined with descendants of Pedro de Granada, from the
Nasrid dynasty, a Granadian Moorish royal family. This connection is established through the wife of Rafael de Almansa, the second Viscount of the Castle of Almansa. Rafael de Almansa's wife María Careaga Venegas y Granada was the daughter of José Avís Venegas de Careaga y Gibaje (b. 1676) and María Serafina de Ballesteros y Medrano, married in 1699 at the parish of El Sagrario in Almería. María Serafina de Ballesteros y Medrano was born in Almería on September 18, 1681, and was baptized three days later, on September 21, with her uncle Andrés de Medrano acting as her godfather. María Serafina de Ballesteros y Medrano was the daughter of Mateo de Ballesteros and Francisca de Medrano, from the noble House of
Medrano in Almería. and the paternal granddaughter of Fernando de Ballesteros and Mariana de Benavides. His wife María Careaga Venegas y Granada connects to the royal Granada-Venegas family
es], which traced its roots back to Cidi Yahya Alnayar, also known as Pedro de Granada
es], a key Nasrid figure, cousin of Sultan
Boabdil and brother-in-law of
Muhammad XII el Zagal. Rafael's wife María Careaga Venegas y Granada inherited this distinguished heritage, directly linking her to the royal Nasrid dynasty. == References ==