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Soldier enlistments and other roster records for the Presidio of Santa Fe (PSF), and a few other individual records for the war years, 1779-1783, follow. A plus (+) is shown by each one known to have married or to have had children. The wife's name is given when known. The source of the information is given for each one. As all the entry names on this list are known patriots, the asterisk * is omitted. Source material is given for each military record (e.g. 1d; NMG) . Please consult References/Sources for complete citations.

Abeyta —see Beitia and Beytia

Juan de Abrego+ (c 1745 NM - ). 1c. First Sgt, Sonora Exped, 1780/81. 1d. PSF, 1785. 2a, wife: Juana Fernández, md 28 Apr 1783 (La Parroquia Marriages, AASF #31:203), also La Castrense Marriages, AASF #31:233. Children: Jose, md Soledad Roybal and enlisted in 1805, ONMF:120; José Guadalupe, bap 7 June 1800, Santa Fé (SF), 3 days old; Ventura, md María Ortíz or María Acension Masa? (SF Baptisms). 5, 2^nd Ensign in 1793. Legajo 7279, II, 28, Ensign, 1799.

José Rafael de Aguilár (c 1734 NM - ). 1a. enl 2 Dec 1759, inv 21 Aug 1789, 21:763, farmer and son of Alonso de Aguilár and Melchora Sandovál of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. SFP, 1785.

José Antoni Alaríd+ (c 1761 NM - ). 1a. enl 1 Apr 1781, inv 1 Jan 1824, 21:889, farmer, son of Juan Bautista Alaríd and Ana María Tenório of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, en Chiguagua in 1785. On 5 Nov 1782, at La Castrense, he md Rosa Sandovál. 2a, wife: Antonia Domínguez in 1790. Legajo 7279, I, 31, Sgt in 1800.

José Ygnacio Alaríd+ (c 1746 NM - 12 Feb 1785). 1a, 1c. enl 11 Jan 1779, Sonora Exped., 1780/81, 21:817, farmer, son of former soldier Juan Bautista de Alaríd and María Francisca Fernández (de la Pedrera) of SF. 1d. PSF, in Chihuahua in 1785. La Castrense record shows wife as Maria Venavides.

Juan Antonio Alaríd+ (c 1743 NM - ). 1a. enl 24 Jan 1777, inv 1 Aug 1805, 21:809, farmer, son of Juan Bautista Alaríd and María Fernández de la Pedrera of SF. 1d. PSF in 1785. 2a. On 15 Feb 1764, as a Sgt., md Dominga Antonia Roybal ( - 22 Nov 1798, La Castrense), d/o Mateo Roybal and Gregoria Baca. Children: José Francisco, bap 4 Oct 1771, SF; María Estéfana, bap 26 Oct 1773, SF.

Manuel (Ysidro) Alaríd+ (bap 6 Apr 1751 NM - 13 Apr 1804, La Castrense). 1a, 1c. enl 11 Jan 1779, Sonora 1780/81, 21:832, farmer, son of Juan Bautista de Alaríd and María Francisca Fernández de la Pedrera of SF. 1d. PSF, en cavallada in 1785. 2a, wife listed as: Josefa Ortíz. He md (1) María Josefa de Armenta on 20 Feb 1772 at SF, but she died 9 Mar 1781 at La Castrense. Their ch were José de Jesús, bap 23 Nov 1773, SF; and María Rita de Jesús, bap 29 May 1776, SF. He md (2) on 21 Dec 1781 at La Castrense, SF, Josefa Ortiz Bustamante: children; Joaquin, md María Luz Chávez of Tomé; José María, md María Guadalupe Rivera 20 Apr 1814, SF; José Manuel (1804 - ), md Isabel Urioste; Mariano José (1802 - ), md María Luz Martínez; and Ana María, md Vicente Villanueva.

José (Miguel) Alirí+ (bap 20 Feb 1755, SF, NM - ). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, inv 24 Feb 1804, 21:849, laborer, son of José (Antonio) Alirí and Margarita Lobato of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF in 1785. 2a. Md Polonia Rael 19 June 1780 at La Castrense.

Thomas Alirí+ (c 1736 NM - ). 1a. enl 6 Mar 1757, disch 1 Jul 1779, 21:758, farmer, son of Miguel Alirí and Ysabel de la Vega y Coca of SF. 4:302, soldier in 1761. Md Nicolasa de la Luz Tafoya 25 Dec 1758, SFSF, and possibly seven children are listed in SF Baptisms beginning 10 March 1767.

Francisco Domingo Anaya (bap 3 Mar 1756, SF, NM - 21 Sep 1779). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, 21:818, laborer, son of former soldier Juan de Anaya and Feliciana Ulibarrí of SF.

Juan Antonio Anaya+ (bap 23 Jul 1749, SF, NM - ). 1a. enl 22 Sep 1779, inv 15 Jul 1801, 21:882, laborer, son of Juan de Anaya and Feliciana Ulibarrí of SF, enlisted to take place of his brother, Francisco Domingo Anaya. 1d. PSF, en cavallada in 1785. 2a.

Juan Bautista de Anza+ (1736, Presidio of Fronteras, a few miles south of present day Douglas, AZ, bap 7 Jul 1736, church of San Ignacio de Ququirachi - 20 Dec 1788, bur Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Arizpe, Sonora), son of Juan Bautista de Anza and María Rafaela Bezerra Nieto. 1c. Governor and Col of New Mexico, and leader of Sonora Expedition to find a trade route from NM. 1d. Governor of New Mexico in 1785. 3a. 3b. He md (1) before 1761 a sister of the Tubac Chaplain, who was Manuel Díaz del Carpio. They had two sons and one daughter, all died young before 1780. He md (2) Ana María Pérez Serrano on 24 June 1761 at Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Sonora. She died 14 Oct 1800 in Arizpe. (Info from Bowman and Heizer, see references).

Juan Antonio Arce+ ( ). 3b. 11:925, in 2d Comp. Volante, 1785. Ensign Antonio de Arce was at the San Buenaventura Presidio, Chihuahua in 1792, then at PSF in 1797. He md (1) María de Hinojos and ch included Juan, born in Chihuahua, enlisted in 1831 at age 26; José María, 2d Lt in the PSF. He md (2) Soledad Holguín and ch were María Louisa Veronica (bap 29 May 1800, La Castrense); and Jesús María Hermenegildo (bap 25 Aug 1804, La Castrense). Legajo 7279, I, 29, Lt in 1800.

Antonio Armenta+ (c 1731 NM - ). 1a. enl 4 Jul 1756, disch 1 Jul 1779, 21:753, farmer, son of Antonio Armenta and Juana Abeyta of SF. 4:302, soldier in 1761. He acquired a grant of land in the Jémez area in 1789, and by 1805 was Alcálde of the area.

(There may have been two persons with this name. Antonio Armenta on 19 Dec 1756 md Augustina Baca, SFSF. Antonio Armenta on 30 Nov 1765 md María Durán, SFSF. Both these marriages seem early for a person who was Alcálde in 1805.)

Antonio Armijo+ (c 1748 NM - 2 Feb 1784 Chihuahua). 1b. enl 11 Feb 1777, 23:209, son of Torivio Armijo and María Ysidora Esquibel of SF. Md (1) Juana Tenorio and (2) on 18 Apr 1775 Josefa Casados, SFSF. Witnessed marriage at La Castrense 10 Feb 1782.

José Antonio Armijo+ (bap 14 Nov 1759 SF, NM - ). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, inv 1 Jan 1824, 21:846, farmer, son of Julián Armijo and Barbara Herrera of SF. . 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, en cavallada, 1785. On 14 Oct 1782, he md (1) Francisca Ortíz at La Castrense. 2a, apparent second wifein 1790: Josefa Sandobál. 12:809, SF, 1791.

Manuel de la Azuela+ ( ). 1c. Captain, PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 3b.