María Manuela Velásquez

María married José Durán de Armijo, son of José de Armijo and Catalina Durán, on 16 Jun 1710 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸ (José Durán de Armijo was born about 1684 in Zacatecas, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
14 Jun, Santa Fe. José de Armijo (26), native of City of Zacatecas, son of José de Armijo and Catarina Durán, natives of the same city, and María Manuel Velasquez (18) daughter of José Blasquez and Juana de Caras. ~Witnesses: Pedro de Rojas Liscano (43), native of Villa de Herrera in Real de Sombrerete, married, and Juan Ramos (36), native of Salvatierra, married. The bride had been deposited in some house, then returned to her parents saying that she did not wish to get married. The groom renewed his petition, contending that they had pledged themselves before his brother, Antonio Durán de Armijo, but the priest had said that had said that this did not constitute a married. Then the bride was deposited again in the house of Captán Diego Arias and his wife. Mentioned also are Francisca Moya and Juana Rodríguez. New testimonies now iven before Cristóbal Gongora, notary. Lucía Gómez, wife of Miguel de Dios and bride's comadre, berates her for marrying against her parent's will; María de Samano Conejo, mentioned as wife of José Rodríguz; Juan Antonio Esquibel (50), native of Mexico City, married; Juan manuel Chironos (40), native also of Mexico City. Pair married, 16 Jun 1710.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, pp. 125-126