Melchora Sandoval Martínez

Melchora married Alonso Rael de Aguilar, son of Alonso Jayme Rael de Aguilar and Josefa Ana García de Noriega, on 9 Feb 1729 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.¹⁰⁸⁰ (Alonso Rael de Aguilar was born in 1697 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ^252,1485 and died between 1745 and 1750 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ¹⁴⁸⁵
30 Sep 1728, Santa Fé. Alonso Rael de Aguilar, 38, native of this realm, son of Alonso Rael de Aguilar and Josepha Garsia de Noriega, widow of doña Tomasa Montoia, who died in this villa, with doña Melchora de Sandobal Martines, 30 more of less, single, daughter of Miguel de Sandobal Martines and doña Luisa Gomes Robledo.

Withnesses: Phelipe de Tamaris, 42, a soldier of this royal presidio of the said villa; Juan Phelipe de Rivera, 34, a soldier of said presidio; Juan de Abeitia, 23, a soldier of this presidio; José Trujillo, 22, a soldier of this presidio; Dimas Giron, curandero of this villa de Santa Fé who was the witness with Juan Manuel Chirinos and José Barela. The marriage took place when the bride said she was sick, the groom came in, and they got married. The mother reters to the case to the vice custodio because she is afraid her daughter is in mortal sin and danger of losing her soul.

Witnesses: Francisco Gonzales, 48, who it is said is the true father of said Melchora, admitting he visited and left Luisa with a baby boy or girl, that Luisa's husband was a soldier who had left for the city of Zacatecas for six months during which time Francisco's visits to Luisa were frequent; and that Melchora was born four months after Miguel returned. Luisa then says that the daughter of Francisco Gonzales, melchora Martines, was not raised by her mother, but by Petrona Gomes.

Seven priests, Juan de la Cruz, Fry Juan Sánchez and Fry Pedro Antonio Esquer, signed a document stating that the married couple say they are justly married. With no impediment, the couple was veiled on 9 Feb 1729 by Fry Juan del Pino with witnesses José de Armijo and José de Barela.

"NM Roots, Ltd., and Addendum, Installment Number Four," NM Genealogist, Vol. 49:4, Dec 2010, p. 186