born in the tunja city, francisco mariño y soler was member of one of the most noble colonial families in kingdom of new granada which descends from one of the oldest and most noble lineages of spain, the mariño lineage , undoubtedly related to most ancient, noble and royal lineages as stated in the history of the grandees of spain, the mariño surname, has been associated through myth with mermaids: ""vilaxoán tiene a los mariño, una familia de nobles vinculada a los seres mitológicos del mar, estrechamente relacionados con los mitos y las leyendas gallegas. el apellido de quienes fueron dueños del pazo de sobrán hunde sus raíces, de hecho, en la nómina de seres fabulosos que se pasean por galicia""