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Comparison of Two Spanish Colonial Censuses of the El Paso Area: 1784 and 1787
Transcribed, edited and arranged alphabetically by
John B. Colligan
1998
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INTRODUCTION
The 1784 Census has been transcribed from Juárez Municipal Archive, microfilm roll 11, bk. 1, 1784, f. 275-345. The 1787 Census was enumerated by Fray Damián Martínez and Nicolás Soler, Census of the El Paso Area, El Paso, 9 May 1787, Juárez Municipal Archives, roll 12, bk. 1. 1787, f. 77-142.
These censuses were transcribed earlier by Dr. Rick Hendricks and published as The Center for Anthropological Research, "CAR Report 709", New Mexico State University, 1992. The current transcriber and editor compared Dr. Hendrick’s transcription with the microfilms of the Juárez Municipal Archives as available from the University of Texas at El Paso. Where discrepancies or differences in interpretation of the handwriting were found when comparing Dr. Hendrick’s publication from the current effort, those differences were resolved in meetings with Dr. Hendricks to our mutual satisfaction. The following alphabetical transcription reflects those changes from Hendrick’s earlier transcription along with a major change in how occupations are noted. Dr. Hendricks agrees that the occupation of labrador should be interpreted as a farmer, whereas he termed it laborer in his report; the word obrajero has been noted herein as laborer though it also could very well mean a person who worked in an obraje.
Numerical designations following each entry relate to numbers assigned by the enumerator in 1784; in the 1787 census no numbers were used, so I have arbitrarily assigned numbers based on where each entry appears in those documents.
Grateful appreciation is hereby acknowledged by the current transcriber to Dr. Rick Hendricks for his cooperation and assistance with this project. Any errors or omissions are strictly mine.
John B. Colligan
Las Cruces, New Mexico
1998
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The entries for the 1784 and 1787 Censuses for the El Paso Area listed in Alphabetical Order with the numerical order in each census given following the entries. If the party is found in only one census, that will be apparent from the designation preceding the entry of ‘84 and/or ‘87. If the party changed location, that must be determined separately by consulting the various listings, e.g. El Paso, San Lorenzo, etc. It is also possible that some Indians are listed as citizens and visa-versa.
Abbreviations (Following the numerical listing):
El P = El Paso
Sn L = San Lorenzo
Sn L - Ind = Indians of San Lorenzo with surnames
Soc = Socorro
Soc - Ind = Indians of Socorro with surnames
Ysl = Ysleta
Ysl - Ind = Indians of Ysleta with surnames
Sen = Senecú
Sen - Ind = Indians of Senecú with surnames
Tib = Los Tiburcios
AHAD = Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango as microfilmed by the Rio Grande Historical Collections, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Contents—
Abeyta - Bustos | Cabrera - Durán | Elías - Gutiérrez
Hernández - López Soto | Lucero - Marrujo | Martín - Padilla
Páez - Ruiz | Sáenz - Zusner.s (?)
Citizens of El Paso Without Surnames
& Indians of El Paso Without Surnames
Citizens of Senecú Without Surnames
& Indians of Senecú Without Surnames
Citizens of Socorro Without Surnames
& Indians of Socorro Without Surnames
Citizens of San Lorenzo Without Surnames
& Indians of San Lorenzo Without Surnames
Citizens of Ysleta Without Surnames
& Indians of Ysleta Without Surnames