María Ygnacia Martín

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptismal Record: ⁴³⁸
In Santa Cruz on 6 Feb 1793, four-day-old Maria Ygnacia, the legitimate daughter of
Diego Martin and Maria de la Trinidad González, citizens of Santa Cruz, was baptized. Her Padrino was Miguel Vigil, español, and citizen of the Taos Valley.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 90

María married Juan de Jesús Archuleta, son of Juan Antonio Bautista Archuleta and María Josefa Montes Vigil, on 3 Nov 1811 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.¹⁵⁶¹ (Juan de Jesús Archuleta was born on 18 Sep 1786 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸ and was baptized on 9 Nov 1786 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸
Juan Jesus Archuleta and Maria Ignacia Martin, Santa Cruz de la Cañada, 21 June 1811, AHAD-366, f.305-12

Juan de Jesus Archuleta, 24, español, single, was the legitimate son of the late Juan Archuleta and Josefa Vigil. María Ygnacia Martín, 18, española, single, was the legitimate daughter of Diego Martín and María Trinidad González, citizens of Santa Cruz. The couple was related in the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity on a transverse line.

When Father Castro questioned Juan de Jesús, he stated he had always lived in Santa Cruz. In addition to the stated impediment, he had engaged in carnal relations with María Ygnacia before knew they were related. This had become public knowledge. Once they learned that they were related, he ceased frequenting her home.

Witnesses: Miguel de Juan, 65, citizen of the Santa Cruz stated that Juan and Maria had produced an offspring, which had caused a scandal. That was why Juan had stopped frequenting her house.
Antonio Montoya, 70, citizen of the Santa Cruz area.
Ugnacia testified that she was born and had always lived in the Santa Cruz area. She admitted that she and Juan had had a child together.
Ventura Mestas, 48, citizen of the Santa Cruz area.
Jose Olivas, 60, citizen of the Santa Cruz area.

Father Castro forwarded the proceedings to Durango.

	Francisco Montes Vigil
Francisco Vigil	1st Degree	Elena Vigil
Josefa Vigil	2nd Degree	Margarita González
Juan de Jesús Archuleta	3rd Degree	Diego Martín
	4th Degree	María Ygnacia Martín

In Santa Cruz on 26 Jun 1811, Diego Martín and his wife, María Trinidad González, granted their permission for their daughter, Maria Ygnacia Martín, to many Juan de Jesús Archuleta.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, pp. 89-90

  Marriage Notes:

Santa Cruz de la Cañada, 100 Years of Marriage, p. 108
Juan de Jesús Archuleta, español single, son of Juan de Archuleta, deceased, and Joséfa Begil.
María Ygnacia Martín, española, single, daughter of Diego Martín and María Trindad González.
Witnesses: Miguel de San Juan Martín, Luís Archuleta, Melchor López and Juan Antonio Esquibel. ¹⁵⁶¹