While in Colombia he married on January 25, 1825, in Tunja (Boyacá) to Dolores Mutis Amaya, grand niece of José Celestino Mutis and had three children.
On January 25, 1825, while residing in Colombia, he married Dolores Mutis Amaya, a grand-niece of José Celestino Mutis, in Tunja (Boyacá). They subsequently had three offspring together.