Juana María Sandoval
- Born: 11 Apr 1774, Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 400
- Baptized: 13 Apr 1774, Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 400
- Marriage: Juan Cruz Aragón on 2 Mar 1802 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 392
General Notes:
Santa Fé St. Francis Parish Baptisms, p. 177
Padres: José de Sandobal y Polonia Tafoya Padrinos: Joseé de Sandobal y su esposa, María Bárbara Velarde 400
Juana married Juan Cruz Aragón, son of José Mariano Aragón and María Concepción Váldez, on 2 Mar 1802 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.392 (Juan Cruz Aragón was born in Jan 1768 in Abiquiú, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 444 and was baptized on 20 Jan 1758 in Abiquiú, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 444.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Diligencia Matrimonial: 438 Juan Cruz Aragón and Juana Sandoval, Santa Fe, 16 July through 19 Oct 1801.
Juan Cruz Aragón, about 34, the widower of Teodora Baca and a soldier of the Santa Fe presidio petitioned his superior officer, Rafael Chacón, for permission to marry Juana Sandoval, 26, the legitimate daughter of Brevet Corporal José Sandoval and Polonia Tafoya. Chacón granted permission for Juan Cruz to request an investigation on 16 July 1801.
The presidial chaplain, Father Hozio, questioned Juan Cruz Aragón. He stated that he had served at the royal presidio for about eight years. He was related to Juana the fourth degree of affinity on the basis of copula lidla. His and his betrothed's families were honest ones, and she was over 25. From earlier marriage he had four young children with no one to care for or love them, but that Juana would care for and love them like a mother.
Witnesses: • Manuel Baca, 38, corporal of the presidial company. • Pablo Sena, 43, presidia soldier. • Juana Sandoval stated that she was born and had always lived in the Santa Fé jurisdiction and that she was related to the groom in the fourth degree of affinity on the basis of copula lidla. Juan Cruz was a good man who could support her in a proper manner. He was moved by compassion when he saw the work that needed to be done during his absences from the capital with the troops.
Witnesses: • Pedro Romero, 52, presidial soldier. • Juan Gallegos, 56, presidia! soldier. • Father Hozio recommended a dispensation, adding that both families had always maintained themselves with honor.
Bárbara Tafoya | 1st degree | Lugarda Tafoya | Francisca Tenorio | 2nd degree | Juan Tafoya | Ana María Esquibel | 3rd degree | Apolonia Tafoya | Teodora Baca | 4th degree | Juan Sandoval |
In Durango on 23 Sep 1801, Domingo Lazaro Sariñana ruled that the marriage could proceed on the condition that Father Hozio first locate the burial record of Juan Cruz Aragón's first wife.
New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, pp. 21-22
Marriage Notes:
Santa Fé, La Castrense Marriages 1728-1857, p. 77
Padrinos: Cristóbal Lucero y su esposa 392
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