Antonio Gurulé

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: ²⁵²
Antonio Grolé or Gurulé, a farmer in the Sandia Jurisdiction, was married to Antonia Quintana, in the first half of the century. Antonia Quintana bore Antonio the following children: Luisa, born 27 Jun 1731; Juan Antonio, 3 Jun 1733; Fabiana, 22 Jan 1736; and Francisca, 22 Jan 1743. Another daughter, Elena, was the widow of Jose Durán y Chávez of Alameda in 1783, while a sister of hers, not named, was married to a Nicolás Montoya. The one son mentioned above, Juan Antonio, appears to be the man of this name who was involved in land disputes around Cieneguilla and Los Cerrillos in 1775. His wife was María Montoya.

Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period (Kindle Locations 8481-8494).

• Web Reference: Grolet ~ Gurulé Los Franceses de Nuevo Mexico. ¹⁴⁶⁷
Antonio Gurulé, born about 1703, was the only child of Santiago Gurulé and Elena Gallegos. At the age of 18, he married Antonia Quintana, the 16-year old daughter of Jose Quintana and Antonia Lujan Dominguez. Antonio was a farmer, and lived his whole life on the land grant property. The 1750 census of the Villa of Albuquerque, New Mexico, shows Antonio and his wife, six of their children, and two Indian servants (Rosa and Bernardina) and their children. Many of the Indian families who assumed the Gurulé surname were the children of Rosa and Bernardina. Nine children were born to Antonio and Antonia, and all are named in Antonio's will of 1761.

• Background Information: ²⁵⁰
Antonio Gurulé [ONMF: 193], the son of Santiago Gurulé (Jacques Grolet) and Elena Gallegos, dictated his last will and testament on 18 Apr 1761, in Albuquerque. The contents of this will have been preserved as part of the Private Land Claims records regarding the Elena Gallegos Land Grant [SANM: 38, frs. 758-60, and 825-27]. A descendent of Antonio Gurulé who possessed a copy of the will allowed for the U.S. Court to transcribe and translate the will around the 1850s-1860s. The will provides valuable information about the children of Antonio Gurulé that clears up a long-standing point of confusion found in Fray Angélico Chávez's section on the Gurulé family in Origins of New Mexico Families.

When Antonio Gurulé dictated his will he was sick in bed, having his full mind and memory. He began by professing his belief in the mystery of the Holy Trinity and all that which was taught and believed by the Roman Catholic Church. He next appointed the executors of his estate, Tadeo García, his son-in-law, and his legitimate wife, Antonia Quintana. He asked that his body be buried in the habit of San Francisco in the "most humble spot in the church of Albuquerque, near the font of Holy Water." He next declared he had been married for 40 years (since circa 1721) with Antonia Quintana and together they had nine legitimate children whom he named as: Tomás, Manuela, Luisa, Fabiana, Juan Antonio, Serafín, Elena, Francisca, Manuelita; eight of in the state of marriage at the time the will was made.

Antonio Gurulé mentioned that he received no dowry from his marriage with Antonia Quintana and that he had inherited what he owned from his parents. He declared as his property a tract of land called Jesús María with farmland, acequia, and a six-room house. He further mentioned that his son Tomás had already inherited lands from him, and he bequeathed to his other children 3 varas of agricultural land each. In gratitude of the long service given to his mother and himself, Gurulé released two Indian servants of his mother's from all obligations of future service. He named these servants as Rosa and Elena, and bequeathed to them a house and a small tract of land for planting once almud of corn.

Gurulé claimed these items as his personal property: one riding saddle, one pistol, one bridle, spurs, one shield, one sword, one cloak, one saddle cushion, two mares, one horse, and two yoke of oxen with their yokes. He bequeathed the pistol, shield and sword to his son Serafín, and the rest of his personal items to his wife along with a cart and three horses. Antonio Gurulé signed his name to the will as "Anto Gurule."

The information contained in this will confirms that Antonio Gurulé had only one wife, Antonia Quintana, with whom he had been married since around 1721. Fray Angélico Chávez indicated that there was a man named Antonio Grolé who was married with Teresa Gallegos by 1730, and wondered if this may have been Antonio's first wife [ONMF: 193]. Instead, it may very well be that the Antonio Grolé who was married with Teresa Gallegos was a Genízaro, an acculturated Indian, who lived in the Albuquerque-Isleta area. The 1750 census of Albuquerque has a listing among the enumerated Genízaro population for Antonio Grolé, a widower with three grandchildren named Antonio, Clara and Antonia. In addition, Antonio Gurulé and his wife Antonia Quintana were also enumerated in the 1750 census of Albuquerque with the following children: Juan Antonio, age 17; Fabiana, age 16, Seraphino, age 11, Elena, age 9; and Francisca, age 7. Their daughter María Luisa Gurulé was listed with her husband, Tadeo García, and their other daughter Manuela Gurulé was listed with her husband Baltasar Griego.

Researchers: Angela Lewis and José Antonio Esquibel

Source: Spanish Archives of New Mexico (SANM), Roll 38, frames 758-760 & 825-827 [Elena Gallegos Land Grant]; Virginia L. Olmsted, Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico, 1750-1830 [New Mexico Genealogical Society of New Mexico]: 75, 96.

• Census: Spanish, in 1750, in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷⁰
Household of members of the Gonzales family living close to each other in the Villa de Alburquerque

Household #1
María López, widow of the deceased Juan González (Bas), age 50 (70); Alejandro González (son of María López), Spanish, 32; wife, Feliciana Fernández, 18; daughter: Antonia Gonzáles, 2; Ynes Gonzáles (daughter of María López), Spanish 50, widow of Juan Antonio Jaramillo and Baltasar Trujillo, both deceased; María Jaramillo, coyote, 35, single servant of Ynes González; her children: Xaviera Jaramillo, 10; Phelipe Santiago, coyote, 4; Rosalía, coyote, 3; María, India, 40, with 2 children: Anastacio, 13; José, 10; María Antonia, India, 13; Dorotea, India, 31, single, with 2 children: Juana, 13; Francisca, 3; Josepha, India, 9; Miguel, Indio, 11; Alberta, India, 15; Theresa, India, single with 4 children: María Antonia, 12; Juan, 11; Dionica, 4; Antonio, 3.

Household #2
Pedro Varela, Spanish age 38 with his wife Casilda Gonzales (sister of Antonio Gonzales from Household #3 and daughter of María López, Household #1) , Spanish age 31 and their six children: Vicente age 16, Eduarda age 13, Maria Dorotea age 11. Maria Magdalena age 9, Luisa Paula age 8 and Manuela Antonia age 4.

Household #3
Josepha Barela, 50, widow of Antonio Gonzales (son of María López in Household #1), deceased; 2 daughters: María, 14, Leonor, 10; Rosa, India, servant, 35 and her son Francisco, 4; Gaspar, legitimate son of Josepha Barela, 29.

Household #4
Juan Gonzales (son of Josefa Varela from Household #3 and grandson of María López in Household #1), Spanish age 33 with his wife Francisca Rael, Spanish age 35; and their two sons, Alonzo, age 3 years and Benito age six months

Household #5
Julián Rael, Spanish age 32 with his wife, Teresa Gonzales (daughter of Josefa Varela from Household #3 and granddaughter of María López in Household #1), Spanish age 23 and their son Juan Antonio age one year and a half old.

Household #6
Nicolasa González (daughter of Josefa Barela in Household #3 and granddaughter of María López in Household #1), Spanish, 25, widow of Miguel Lucero; 4 children: Rosa, 8; Margarita, 6, Diego, 4, Juan, 1; Bárbara, India, servant, 15.

Household #8
Antonio Sedillo, Corporal at Santa Fé Presidio, Mulatto, wife, Gregoria Gonzales (daughter of María López in Household #1) , Spanish 37; with their eight children: María age 19, Alfonsa age 14, Lazaro age 13, Antonio age 10, Francisca age 8, Juana age 6, Josefa age 1 and André age 2 days old.

Household #9
José García, Spanish age 29 with his wife, Javiera Sedillo age 23

Household#10
José Gonzales, Spanish age 23 with his wife, Theodora Gutierres, Coyote age 19 and their son, Casildo, age three years old.

Household #18
José García (son of Catarina Gonzales in Household #20 & grandson of María López in Household #1), Spanish age 35 and his wife Anna Luna, Spanish age 35 wither their children: Luis age 16, Blas age 14 and Antonio age 11.

Household #19
Cristóbal Salazar, Mulatto age 30 and his wife Marta García (daughter of José García in Household #18, granddaughter of Catarina Gonzales in Household #20 & great granddaughter of María López in Household #1), Spanish age 20.

Household #20
Catarina Gonzáles (daughter of María López in Household #1), Spanish, 58, widow of Visente García; son: Santiago, 18, 2 orphans: Feliciana Martines; Spanish, 8; José García, Spanish, 9; María, Indian, servant, 30, with 3 children; Ynes, 9; Catharina, 4; Manuela, 2; Juana, Indian servant, 35, with 2 children: Bruno, 12; Magdalena, 10; María, Indian, servant, 25; Antonio, Indian, servant, 24.

Household #21
Alonso García, Spanish age 28; with his wife, Francisca Gallegos, Spanish age 21; their children, Bisente age 9; Andrea Quiteria age 5; Antonio Prudencio age 1; and a female servant, India age 12.

Household #23
Tomás Gurulé (son of Antonio Gurulé in Household #24), Spanish, age 25; wife Pasquala Griego, Spanish, age 22; children: Usebio, age 6; Juan Pablo

Household #24
Antonio Gurulé, Spanish, 45; with his wife, Antonia Quintana, Spanish, 45; their six children: Juan Antonio age 17, Fabiana age 16, Seraphina age 11, Elena age 9, Francisca age 7 and Manuela age 4; servant: Rosa, Indian, age 40 with her five sons: Juan age 18, Juan age 12, Antonio age 8, Mathias age 6 and Tomas age 4: Servant: Bernardina, Indian, age 30 with her five children: Maria Antonia age 16, Ygnacio age 11, Joseph age 9, Josepha age 6 and Maria age 3

Household #25
Tadeo García (son of Catarina Gonzales in Household #20 and grandson of María López in Household #1), Spanish age 25; with his wife Luisa Gurulé (daughter of Antonio Gurulé in Household #24); with their two sons, Ysidro age 4 years and Gerardo Cristóbal age 8 months.
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Household #27
Balthazar Griego, Spanish, 32; wife Manuela Gurulé (daughter of Antonio Gurulé in Household #24), Spanish age 29; 5 Children: Domingo, 9; Rosalía, 7; Pasqual, 5; Antonio, 3; Paulina, 1 month; María Antonia, Indian, servant age 9.

Household #28
Juan González (son of María López in Household #1), Spanish, 40; wife, Manuela Baca, Spanish, 35; seven children: Fernando, 14; Gregorio, 12, Catharina, 10; Antonio, 3; Petrona, 1; María, 2 months.

Spanish and Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, pp. 73-75

Antonio married Antonia Quintana, daughter of José de Quintana and Antonia Luján Domínguez, on 27 Jul 1718 in Bernalillo Nuestro Padre San Francisco, Bernalillo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁵².^,1467 (Antonia Quintana was born about 1704 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ¹⁴⁸¹.)