María Catarina de la Trinidad Baca

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptismal Record: ⁴³⁸
In Isleta Pueblo on 1 Oct 1780, Father Bernal baptized six-day-old María Catarina de la Trinidad, the legitimate daughter of Francisco Baca and Victoria Silva, citizens of el Sausal. Her godparents were Bartolo Pino and his sister, María Catarina Pino, citizens of the plaza of los Lunas.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 17

María married José Manuel Romero, son of Andrés Romero and Antonia Jaramillo, on 27 Jul 1801 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (José Manuel Romero was baptized May 1764 or 1765 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸
Manuel Romero and Maria Catarina de la Trinidad Baca, Belén. 26 March - 6 May 1801, AHAD -3 57 , f. 606-10.

Manuel Romero, about 36, español the legitimate son of the late Andrés Romero and Antonia Jaramillo and a citizen of the sixth plaza of los Chaves. María Catarina de la Trinidad Baca, española, the legitimate daughter of Francisco Baca and Victoria Silva, both deceased, citizens of the fifth plaza of los Chaves in the Belén jurisdiction . The couple told Father Bernal they were related, but they did not know how or to what degree. The couple was related in the third degree of consanguinity.

Witnesses: Toribio García Jurado, 69, of the plaza de los Garcías, stated that the prospective groom had l ived in the area for nineteen years and the bride since birth . He signedd his statement.
Pedro Padilla, 68, citizen of the sixth plaza of los Chaves at San José del Sausal. He signed his statement.
José García Jurado, 68, citizen of los Bacas . He signed his statement.

Father Bernal forwarded the proceedings to Vicar Sotomayor on 28 March 1801 along with baptismal informaton, stating that both parties were poor orphans who were related to almost everyone in the area. In Durango on 29 April 1801, Vicar General Fernández Valentín reviewed the proceedings and granted the dispensation for the cause of angusti loci and because of the poverty of both parties, and that it was not being given as a result of the testimony of the witnesses but rather the information provided by the parish priest. This was reaffirmed on 30 April 1801 by Bishop Olivares y Benito with the proviso that the banns be declared thrice and if no other impediment was raised that the marriage ceremony and nuptial blessing be bestowed on the couple. The results were sent back to New Mexico on 6 May.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, pp. 16-17