Claim: Torcuato Benjumeda was born on 4 January 1757, he was baptized on 9 January in the Priory Church and his father was born in Málaga
Evidence: Baptized on 9 January in the Priory Church, Benjumeda's godfather was the architect Torcuato Cayón. His father was born in Málaga, son of Francisco Benjumea and Ana Francisca de Gálves, and his mother was a native of San Pedayna in Genoa, daughter of Cayetano Laguada and Rosa Bertorela. Torcuato José Benjumeda y Laguada was born in El Puerto de Santa María on 4 January 1757.