José Baca

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁵⁰⁹
José Baca married Josefa Gallegos daughter of Antonio Gallegos. José and Josefa are listed twice in the 1750 Spanish Census. Listed as household number 137 in Alburquerque as José Baca, Spanish, age forty, and his wife Josefa Gallegos, age fiften, with their children, Ysidora, age 10, María Antonia, age eight and José age five. Also listed in this household were Cristóbal Montoya, age twenty-five, Nerio Montoya, age nineteen, Juan Francisco Márquez, Spanish, age ten, Juana, Indian, age twenty, María Francisca Gallegos, coyote, with daughter María de la Luz, age seven.

The second record from the Spanish Census of 1750 lits then as household number 3 in Pajarito as José Baca, wife doña Josefa Gallegos with five children: Bárbara Antonia, Anna María, Ysidora, Rosa and José, plus nephews, Cristóbal Nerio and Francisco and a servant by the name of Juana.

~Aqui Se Comienza, pp. 72-73

• He appeared on the Spanish Colonial census in 1750 in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷
José Baca, Spanish age 40 with his wife, Josefa Gallego, age 35 and their five children: Bárbara Antonia age 17, Ana María age 15, Ysidora age 10, María Antonia age 8, Jose age 5. Also living withthem were Cristóbal Montoya, Spanish age 25, Nerio Montoya age 19 and Juan Francisco Marques, Spanish age 10. Their servants were Juana, Native American age 20; María Francisca Gallegos, coyote with her daughter María de la Luz, age 7.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Census 1750 - 1830, p. 83

This family also shows up in the 1750 census for Paxarito on p. 92

Household #3
José Baca; wife, doña Josepha Gallegos; five children: Bárbara Antonia; Ana María; Ysidora; Rosa; José' nephews: Cristóbal and Francisco; servant: Juana

José married Josefa Gallegos, daughter of Antonio Gallegos Sargento and María de la Rosa Montoya.⁵⁰⁹ (Josefa Gallegos was born on 11 May 1710 and died before 1784 in Río Abajo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁴⁸.)