Miguel Chávez

Miguel married María Lucía García, daughter of José Antonio García and María Montoya, on 28 Mar 1797 in San Augustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (María Lucía García was born in 1777 in Los Padillas, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸ and was baptized in 1777 in Tomé , Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ⁴³⁸
Miguel Chaves and María Lucía García Montoya, Isleta, 21 Nov 1796-3 Jan 1797, AHAD-99, f. 370-374

Miguel Chaves, about 26, español, was the legitimate son of Domingo Chaves and Augustina Padilla, citizens of San Andrés d los Padillas in the Isleta jurisdiction. María Lucía Montoya, 19, española, was the legitimate daughter of José Antonio García and María Montoya, both citizens of los Padillas. The couple knew of an impediment of consanguinity, but claimed not to know in what degree. Miguel Chaves stated that he had deprived María Lucía of her virginity and that she had had a child, which was generally known.

Father José Ignacio Sánchez could not locate the baptismal records for the couple in Isleta and therefore took testimony from Santiago Trujillo and Victoria Chaves, who were the padrinos of Miguel Chaves. Trujillo said the even took place in 1760, although he did not recall the month.

Bárbara Montoya and her late husband Antonio Chaves were padrinos for María Lucía García. She stated that her baptism took place in Tomé with fray Joaquín Ruiz officiating.

Witnesses: Toribio García, 65 citizen of Belen.
Pedro Padilla, 63, citizen of Sausal.
Juan Padilla, 44, citizen of Los Lentes.
The Witnesses explained the couple's relationship as follow:

Pedro Chavez	siblings	Francisco Chaves
Francisco Javier Chaves	1st Cousin	Lucía Chaves
Domingo Chaves	2nd cousin	María Montoya
Miguel Chaves	3rd cousin	María Lucía García

Another relationship was:

Juana Montoya	siblings	Antonio Montoya
Francisco Javier Chaves	1st cousin	Miguel Montoya
Domingo Chaves	2nd cousin	María Montoya
Miguel Chaves	3rd cousin	María Lucía García

Another relationship was:

Josefa Baca	sibling	Bernarda Baca
Isabel Baca	1st cousin	Miguel Montoya
Augustina Padilla	2nd cousin	María Montoya
Miguel Chaves	3rd cousin	María Lucía García

~New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Arcivos Históricos de Arzabispado de Durango, 1760-1799. pp. 126-128

• Marriage Record. ³⁴
28 Mar 1797 ~ Miguel Chaves, son of Domio Chaves and Agustina Bad, deceased, married María Lucía García, daughter of José Antonio García and María Motolla, deceased, of los Padillas. Padrinos: Geroimo Chaves and Ursula Chaves. Dispensed: impediment of the 4th degree consantuinity.

~New Mexico Marriages and Baptisms San Augustin de la Isleta Church, p. 56