Juan Cruz Aragón

  General Notes:

New Mexico Babtism, Church of Santo Tomás de Abiquiú, Vol. I, p. 16

Hijo: Juan de la Cruz Aragón
Padres: Mariano Aragón y María Valdes
Padrinos: Juan Pablo Martín y Francisca Trujillo ⁴⁴⁴

Juan married Teodora Baca on 31 Dec 1791 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.³⁹²

  Marriage Notes:

Santa Fé, La Castrense Marriages 1728-1857, p. 72

Padrinos: Antonio José Romero y María Baca ³⁹²

Juan next married Juana María Sandoval, daughter of José Antonio Sandoval and María Apolonia Gertrudis Tafoya, on 2 Mar 1802 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.³⁹² (Juana María Sandoval was born on 11 Apr 1774 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴⁰⁰ and was baptized on 13 Apr 1774 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴⁰⁰.)

  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, presidial 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.

  Marriage Notes:

Santa Fé, La Castrense Marriages 1728-1857, p. 77

Padrinos: Cristóbal Lucero y su esposa
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