Eusebio Santos de Luna

  Noted events in his life and other information:

• Baptism. ⁴⁰
Eusebio Santos de Luna, Spanish of Alameda, baptized on 4 Nov 1775; son of Bernardo de Luna and Catharina García; gp/Joaquín Luna and Juana María Montaño.

~ Alburquerque Baptisms, p. 388

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸ Eusebio [Ignacio] de Luna and María de la Luz Lucero, Albuquerque, 22 Nov 1796-10 Jan 1797 . AHAD-98, f. 592-596

Eusebio de Luna, español, 22, was the legitimate son of Bernardo de Luna and Catalina García. Maria de la Luz Lucero, 18, española, was the legitamate daughter of late Miguel Lucero and Rosalía Abieyta. All were natives and citizens of Alburquerque.

Witness: José Apodaca, 72, citizen of Alburquerque, outlined how the couple was related in the fourth degree (third cousins) of consanguinity as follows:

Witnesses:
Bernardo López, 77, citizen of Alburquerque
Alonso García, 66, citizen of the mission of Isleta
Father Guerra entered baptismal records into the proceedings.

In Alburquerque, at San Felipe de Neri, on June 1774, fray Manuel de Vega baptized an infant born on the 5 of the same month named Eusebio Ignacio, the legitimate son of Bernardo de Luna and Catalina García. His padrinos were Cristóbal Jaramillo and his wife Petrona García, both citizens of Alburquerque.

Another record from the same church was dated 12 April 1777. Fray Andrés García Jurado baptized a nine-day-old baby named María de la Luz, the legitimate daughter of Miguel Lucero and Bárbara Abeytia. José Ortiz and his wife Mónica Durán were padrinos. All were citizens of Alburquerque. Witnesses for the accuracy of the baptismal certifications were Miguel López and Juan Domingo Archuleta, both citizens of New Mexico.

On 12 Jan 1797, Bishop Olivares y Benito granted dispensation.