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"The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico: An Account of the Families Recruited at Mexico City, 1693"
By José Antonio Esquibel and John B. Colligan
Forthcoming from the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico
New genealogical information contributed by José Antonio Esquibel to the third volume of the Vargas Project, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1693-94 (John Kessell, Rick Hendricks, and Meredith D. Dodge, Editors, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1995) is found below regarding the following families recruited at Mexico City in 1693:
ANSURES
, ATENCIO/ATIENZA, BETANZOS, CASTELLANOS, ESÍNDOLA, GÓNGORA, ISASI, JARAMILLO NEGRETE, JIRÓN de TEJEDA, LADRÓN de GUEVARA, MÁRQUEZ de AYALA, MASCAREÑAS, MOLINA, MORENO DE TRUJILLO, MOYA, ORTIZ, PORRAS, RINCÓN, SANDOVAL MARTÍNEZ, SAYAGO, SILVA, VALDÉS, VALLE, VALLEJO
The research for SRNM is the culmination of a great many years of genealogical investigation by John B. Colligan and myself. Our collaboration on this massive project began in early 1992. We began to combine our historical and genealogical materials and quickly developed the two volumes, one focusing on the history of the expedition and the other focusing on the history and genealogy of over fifty families. My research into the Mexico City and Puebla de los Ángeles church records was almost finished by the summer of 1992, having extracted hundreds of records relevant to New Mexico families with roots in Mexico City in the seventeenth century. Around July 1992, John was in New Mexico conducting research and had the opportunity to be in contact with Rick Hendricks, Ph.D., a New Mexico historian working on the Vargas Project at the University of New Mexico. John mentioned to Rick that he and I were investigating the "Velasco-Farfán" colonists recruited at Mexico City in 1693. Rick was also interested in these colonists and thought by collaborating we would not duplicate each other's research efforts. Soon after, I received a letter from Rick dated August 10, 1992. In part, he wrote:
"Dear Mr. Esquibel,
A couple of weeks ago, Jack Colligan was in New Mexico to visit and continue his research. He explained to me that you were investigating the Velasco-Farfán colonists and that we all should put our heads together to prevent further duplication of our respective research efforts.
….My hope is that we can coordinate the remaining research so as to avoid furter duplication effort. I would suggest that we all pool the results of our findings. Our aim on the Vargas Project is not to provide capsule biographies of the individuals as Jack is doing. We simply want to better identify them, providing date and place of birth and parents when possible. If you are pursuing genealogical research akin to Jack's there is ample room for the publication of your more detailed study at some later date. …Naturally, any of your research that finds its way into our volumes before such time [your work is published] it will be credited to you.
…The concern that Jack and I share is that we have already duplicated a great deal of research and must avoid this in the future. I'm certain you will soon hear from Jack and can discuss this with him. He has indicated that you two have an excellent working relationship, and I'm sure he can tell you what he thinks of our work."
This letter from Rick initiated a collaborative relationship between Jack, myself, and the Vargas Project. I generously shared some of the genealogical information I had extracted from various church records. The result was that the material appeared in the footnotes of the third volume of the Vargas Project, To the Royal Crown Restored (UNM Press, 1995). This was the first time this new genealogical information had appeared in print. For those who have not come across this source, a compilation of the new material found in the book is provided below. These are not all the records that have been extracted from the church records of Mexico City and Puebla de los Ángeles, since several family lines have been traced back as much as 2-5 generations.
SRNM will have transcriptions of many pertinent banns of matrimony, marriage, and baptismal records. For an excellent example of the structure of the family histories and genealogies found in SRNM, please see "The Ancestry of Buenaventura de Esquibel, 1570-1684," in Herencia, Vol. 4. Issue 2, April 1996, 10-24, and Vol. 4, Issue 3, July 1996. This section was originally written for SRNM, but was cut because Buenaventura de Esquibel arrived in New Mexico in 1697 and was not a Velasco-Farfán colonist of 1693.
ANSURES
Gabriel de Ansures, native of Puebla de los Ángeles, Nueva España, mf. 25 May 1687, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Felipa de Villavicencio Pérez Lechuga de Altamirano, daughter of Domingo Pérez Lechuga and Margarita de Villavicencio. (p. 332 n. 79)
ATENCIO/ATIENZA
José de Atienza Alcalá y Escobar, son of Juan de Atienza and María de Alcalá, md. 22 October 1667, Sagrario, Puebla de los Ángeles, Nueva España, with Gertrudis de Mancilla, bt. 11 February 1649, Sagrario, Puebla de los Ángeles, Nueva España, daughter of Alonso Sevillano and Ana Mancilla. (p. 319 n.34)
José de Atenza Sevillano, son of José and Gerturdis, md. 8 July 1673, Santa Catalina de Martir, Mexico City, with Estefanía Trujillo, bt. 22 July 1673, Catedral de México, Mexico City, daughter of Nicolás Moreno de Trujilllo and María de Aguilar. (p. 320 n. 36)
BETANZOS
Diego de Betanzos Sosa, baptized 28 November 1673, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Andrés de Betanzos and Catarina de Sosa; md. 9 September 1693, Santa Catalina Martir, Mexico City, with María Luisa de Senorga (Selorga). (p. 323 n.44)
CASTELLANOS
José Castellanos, son of Alférez Lucas Castellanos and Antonia de Valdivesio, md. 20 March 1681, Santa Vera Cruz Church, Mexico City, with Manuela López, parents unknown. (p. 322 n.41)
ESPÍNDOLA
Francisco de Espíndola, native of Langon, Aragón, son of Captain Antonio de Espíndola and Catalina de Espinosa, md. 5 February 1679, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with María de las Heras, daughter of Andrés de las Heras and Catalina de la Vara. (p. 330 n.77)
GÓNGORA
Juan Maestre de Góngora, native of Mexico City, son of Bartolomé de Góngora and María de Salas Sotomayor; md. 17 June 1674, Catedral de México, Mexico city, with Petronila de la Cueva, bt. 9 July 1656, Mexico City, daughter of Lorenzo de la Cueva and María Gómez de San José (Almonacíd). (p. 326 n.58)
Cristóbal de Góngora, bt. 1 August 1675, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Juan Maestre de Góngora and Petronila de la Cueva. (p. 327 n.59)
Juana Góngora, daughter of Juan Maestre de Góngora and Petronila de la Cueva, md. 29 June 1693, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Cristóbal Marcelina Niño Ladrón de Guevara, native of Osuna, Spain, son of Bartolomé de Guevara and Catalina de Orozco. (p.326 n.56)
ISASI
Antonio de Aguilera Isasi, son of Matías de Peralta y Aguilera and Luisa de Isasi, md. 24 February 1681, Catedral de México, Mexico City, Gertrudis Hernández, daughter of Matías Hernández and María de Espinosa. (p. 325 n.52)
JARAMILLO NEGRETE
José Jaramillo Negrete, son of Nicolás Jaramillo and Antonia de la Cruz, md. 16 October 1672, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with María de Sotomayor. (p. 324 n.51)
JIRÓN de TEJEDA
Diego de los Reyes Jirón de Tejeda, bt. 18 January 1666, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Diego Jirón de Tejeda and María Zúñiga Gómez y Cervantes; md. María de Leyba y Mendoza, daughter of Gabriel de Leyba y Mendoza andTomasa Semano. (p.328 n.65)
Tomás Jirón de Tejeda, bt. 3 October 1663, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Diego Jirón de Tejeda and María Zúñiga Gómez y Cervantes; md. 4 July 1683, Santa Catalina de Martir, Mexico City, with Josefa González de Aragón Coronel y Salinas, native of Querétaro, Nueva España, daughter of Francisco González de Aragón and his second wife, Gertrudis Coronel.
LADRÓN de GUEVARA
Miguel Ladrón de Guevara, a native of Puebla de los Ángeles, Nueva España, md. 17 February 1692, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Felipe Guerrero, native of Mexico City, daughter of José Herrera and Andrea de la Cueva. (p.321 n. 37)
MÁRQUEZ de AYALA
Diego Márquez de Ayala, native of Celaya, Nueva España, md. 7 July 1693, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with María de Bolívar Palacios. (p. 330 n.74)
MASCAREÑAS
José Bernardo Mascareñas, bt. 2 September 1667, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Bachiller don Felipe de Mascareñas and doña Isabel de Tovar y Quiñones; md. 3 May 1685, Catedral de México, with María de Gracia García, daughter of Juan García and Estefanía Rendón. (p. 325 n.55)
MOLINA
Simón Molina Mosquera, son of Tomás Molina and Nicolasa de Castro, md. 31 August 1670, Santa Vera Cruz Church, Mexico City, with Micaela de Medina. (p. 322 n.42)
MORENO de TRUJILLO
Nicolás Moreno de Trujillo, son of Alonso Moreno de Trujillo and Estefanía de Ayala, md. 10 August 1672, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with María Ruiz de Aguilar, daughter of Nicolás Ruiz de Aguilar and Mariana de los Ángeles Guerrero. (p. 329 n.70)
MOYA
Antonio de Moya, bt. 31 July 1670, Catedral de México, Mexico City, son of Juan Moreno and María de Rivera Moya; md. 26 August 1691, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Francisca Antonia de Morales Guijosa. (p. 323 n.45)
ORTIZ
Nicolás Ortiz, widower of Catalina de Castro, md. 26 May 1676, Santa Vera Cruz Church, Mexico City, with Mariana Barba Coronado, daughter of Francisco Hernández de Salas and Juana Barba Coronado. (p. 332 n.80)
PORRAS
Francisco de Porras, native of Madrid, Spain, md. 15 November 1683, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Damiana González, daughter of Giego González and María Gutiérrez. (p.329 n.68)
RINCÓN
Antonio Francisco Rinón de Guemes, son of Lázaro Rincón and María de León, md. 25 July 1683, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Antonia de Valenzuela, daughter of Juan de Valenzuela and Melchora del Castillo. (p. 325 n.53)
SANDOVAL MARTÍNEZ
Juan de Dios de Sandoval Martínez, son of Nicolás de Arias and Juana de Estrada, md. 6 January 1674, Santa Catalina de Martir Church, Mexico City, with Juana Hernández, daughter of Juan Martínez and Petrona Hernández. (p. 319 n.33)
SAYAGO
Antonio Sayago, son of Diego Sayago and Francisca Segovia, md. 10 May 1693, Catedral de México, Mexico city, with María de Mora, widow of Simón de Arroyo. (p. 324 n.49)
SILVA
Antonio de Silva, widowed of Francisca de Vega, md. 8 November 1688, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Gertrudis Ruiz, daughter of Juan Ruiz and Josefa Morales. (p. 331 n.78)
VALDÉS
José Ruiz (aka Luis) de Valdés, native of Oviedo, Asturias, md. 30 April 1690, Catedral de México, Mexico city, with María Hernández, daughter ofAlonso Hernández Medina and Josefa de Cabrera. (p. 319 n32)
VALLE
José del Valle, native of Sevilla, md. 29 June 1693, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with Ana de Rivera, native of Texcoco. (p.326 n.57)
VALLEJO
Manuel González Vallejo, son of Juan González Vallejo and Ana González, md. 20 May 1691, Catedral de México, Mexico City, with María Gertrudis López de Arteaga, bt. 7 February 1671, Tacubaya, Nueva España, daughter of Bernabé López and María de Medina (Benítez). (p. 328 n.67)