Belén Land Grant
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The First Families of Belén, New Mexico
• Belén Land Grant: Translation of Belén Land Grant taken from Congression Records, 25 Jan 1742. County of Valencia :
To His Excellency the Governor and Captain General:
Captain Diego de Torres and Antonio de Salazar, and the other signers hereto, before the greatness of your excellency with the greatest proper submission state that, whereas we have large families, and having no convenient lands where with to support them, and having examined an uncultivated and vacant tract of land at the point of the Río Abajo, and being unappropriated, we register the same, and petition for a grant in the royal name of his Majesty, (whom may God preserve,) for the purpose of settling thereupon, there being suitable lands for cultivation, and such as is not will answer for pasture grounds for our herds and flocks, which we promise to occupy and settle as required by the royal ordinances. The boundaries of which are: on the east the Sandia mountain, and on the west, the Puerco river; on the north, on both sides of the river, the boundary is the lands of Nicolas de Chaves, and those of the adjoining settlers of our Lady of the Conception, tract of Tomé; and on the south, the place called Phelipe Romero, in a direct line until it intersects the boundaries above mentioned, from east to west. Which your excellency being pleased to grant to us as requested, without injury to any third party having a better right, we will settle thereupon, as afore stated. In view of all which, we humbly pray and request your excellency to be pleased to provide and direct as we request, by doing which we will receive grace and favor; and we swear in due form that this our petition is not done in malice, but for the purpose of overcoming our difficulties.
Roy AI. GRANT.-In the town of Santa Fé, on the fifteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and forty, I the lieutenant colonel, governor and captain general of this kingdom of New Mexico, don Domingo Gaspar de Mendoza, having seen the present petition made by the persons therein referred to, should order, and did order, that a grant be made to them of the tract they ask for, in the name of the king, our sovereign, (whom may God preserve,) in order that they may settle, cultivate, and improve the same for the benefit of themselves, their children, heirs, and successors who may have a better right thereto, without injury to any third party, as they promise in their said petition. Therefore, I order and direct the senior justice of the town of Alburquerque, don Nicolas de Chaves, to give them the possession referred to, under the condition and terms required in such cases; and there being no doubt of the existence of other royal grants in the vicinity, the deeds and titles of those who adjoin said land are required to be presented for the fulfillment of this new grant, in order that it may be divided with more propriety, for the purpose of avoiding suits and difficulties at the present time as well as in the future, I deem it proper to conform to the forms which are provided. I have so provided, ordered and signed, with my attending witnesses, acting by appointment in the absence of a royal notary, there being none, and on common paper, there being none other in this kingdom.
DON GASPAR DOMINGO DE MENDOZA.
Miscellaneout Documents of the Senate of the United States for the Third Session of the Forty-Fifth Congress, 1878-1879, pp. 1223-1225
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Belén in the Spanish Colonial Census of 1750
Household #1
Gabriel Vicente Xirón with his wife Lugarda Salazar and their children: Manuela; Olaya married to Francisco de la Cerda with children: Dorotea and María; Getrudis married to Nicolás Martín; José; Francisco; Miguel; and Bárbara.
Household #2
Don Diego Vásques Borrego, widower; sons: Francisco & Diego; servant: Antonia.
Household #3
Ygnacio Barrera; wife, Michaela López; children: Manuela, single, with children: José, Antonio, Lucía, Pedro, María-infant; María Lucía; Alberta; Antonio.
Household #4
Marcial Barrera; wife, Rosa Trugillo; daughter Catharina, infant
Household #5
Manuel Barrera; wife María Torres; son: Juan Miguel-infant
Household #6
Ysidro Trujillo; wife, Xaviera Torres; Children: Santiago, Juan Miguel-infant; servants: Ysidro, Rosa.
Household #7
Pablo Salazar with wife Manuela Tafoya; Children: Antonia, Baptista; Juan Antonio; Toribio-infant; sister-in-law, María Tafoya
Household #8
Juachín de Luna; wife, Angela Zalazar; Children: Miguel, Bernardo, María (infant); brother Felipe de Luna.
Household #9
Diego Torres & his 3rd wife, Rafaela Baca with their children: Cayetano, Juan Domingo, Martín, Nicolás, Bartholomé, Manuel, Catharina Romana, Maria, Josepha de la Luz, Lugarda
Household #10
Cristóbal Torres, wife Juana Benevides and their children Anna María and Alejandro
Household #11
Petrona García, widow (of Juan Antonio Baca) and her children Juan Felipe and Miguel as well as servants: Antonia with her two children, Venancio and Ysidro.
Household #12
Juan Baca (son of Petrona García and Juan Antonio Baca) and his wife Francisca de (Sandoval Martínez) with servants Juliana and Felipe de Neri.
Household #13
Antonio Salazar and his wife María Torres with son Nicolás and granddaughter Rita. Servants: María with son Santiago; Juana, Josef, Dorothea, Manuel, Vicente and Juan Antonio. Orphans: Rosa, Febronia and Juan Antonio.
Spanish & Mexican Colonial Census, pp. 95-96 270
Belén Spanish Colonial Census of 1802
Plaza de los Bacas
- • Fray Cayetano José Bernal
- • Alonso Rael; wife Bárvara Lovera
- • Dionicio Antonio Baca; wife Ana María Sanches
- • Felipa Antonia Baca
- • José García Jurado; wife Casilda Gutierres
- • Juan Atnonio Paes; wife Josfa Griego
- • Manuel Paes; wife María Antonia Martín
- • Josín Castillo; wife, Ana Andrea Ballejos; daughter María Gertrudis Castillo
- • José María Luna; wife María García
- • Pedro Antonio Baca; wife María Casilda Gonsales
- • Diego Antonio Tafoya; mother María Agustina Silva
- • José de Luna; wife Paula Chaves; daughter Manuela Antonia Baca
- • Juan Miguel Baca; wife, Manuela García; daughters: Candelaria Baca, María Manuel Baca, Clara Baca; sons: José Ygnacio Baca; Luis María Baca
- • Benancio Baca; wife, María Manuela Chaves
- • María Bárbara Baca
- • Ysabel Montaño
- • Bartolo Montaño; wife María Dolores Ulivarrí
- • José Montoya; wife María Guadalupe Silva
- • Juan Manuel Montaño
- • Juan José Baca; wife; son: Juan Cruz Baca
- • Juan Francisco Padilla; wife Ana María Aragón; Juana María Candalaria Padilla
- • Gerónimo Baca; wife Antonia Chaves
- • Juan Dionicio Luna; wife, Catarina Romero
- • Juan Domingo Torres
- • Rosa Miranda
- • Pedro Manchego
- • María del Castillo; her deceased husband: Diego Antonio Sánchez; son Diego Antonio Sánchez; daughters Bárvara Sánchez, María Antonia Sánchez; & Micaela Sánchez and her daughter Juana María
- • Francisco Silva
- • Juan Estevan García Jurado; his mother: María Antonio Gutierres
- • Teresa de Jesús Sanches
- • María García Jurado
- • José Rafael García Jurado
- • José Ramón García Jurado
- • Antonio José Sanches; wife Concepción Padilla
- • Antonio Trujillo; wife Paula Gallego
- • Rafael Torres
- • Joaquín Ulivarrí; wife Juana Durán
- • Bárvara Yturrieta
- • Francisco Luna
- • Pedro Luna; wife Joaquina Aguirre
- • José Ramón Montaño; wife María Felipa García
- • Juan Ramón Montaño; wife Agna Benavides
Plaza de Francisco Chaves
- • Lieutenant don José Pino; wife, doña Juana María Baca; doña Monica Pino; don Guadelupe Pino; María Pino
- • Agueda Baca
- • Vibiana Ribera
- • Bartolomé Pino; Antonia Josefa Torres; José Antonio Pino; María Concepción Pino; José Francisco Pino; Manuela Pino
- • Francisco Chaves; wife María Jacinta Chaves
- • José Mariano Pousida; wife, María Antonia Peralta
- • Joaquín Pino; wife María de la Luz Chaves
- • Balthasar Chaves; wife, María Getrudis Romero
- • Francisco Padilla
- • Ysabel Chaves
- • Antonio de la Crus Barreras
- • María Corelia García
- • Antonio José Chaves
- • María Andrea Martín
- • Santiago Baca; wife Gertrudis Torres
- • Antonio Chaves; wife Bárvara Sanches
- • Gadalupe Padilla
- • Juan Benavides; wife Ysabel Martínez
Plaza de Trujillos
- • Don Santiago Trujillo (parents were Ysidro Trujillo & Francisca Xaviera Torres); wife, Victoria Chaves; sons: Santiago Trujillo, José Manuel Trujillo, José Pablo Trujillo; daughters: Manuela Trujillo, Gertrudis Trujillo
- • Nicolás Torres (brother of Francisca Xaviera Torres); wife: Francisca Padilla; son: Agustín Torres; daughter: Josefa Torres
- • Mariano Torres (son of Nicolás Torres & Francisca Padilla); wife, María Ysabel Armijo
- • Pedro Tafoya; wife, María Manuela Torres (daughter of Nicolás Torres & Francisca Padilla)
- • Lorenzo Torres (son of Nicolás Torres & Francisca Padilla); wife, Juana Nepomucena Ruiz
- • Pedro Antonio Silva; wife, Bárbara Trujillo (daughter of Santiago Trujillo & Victoria Chaves)
- • José Antonio Montoya; wife, Dolores Trujillo
- • Juan Cruz Trujillo (brother of Santiago Trujillo)
- • Cristóval Trujillo (son of Juan Cruz Trujillo)
- • Guadalupe Trujillo (possible daughter of Juan Cruz Trujillo)
- • Francisco Chaves; wife Eulalia Trujillo (daughter of Juan Cruz Trujillo)
- • José Barreras (son of María Rosa Trujillo, sister of Santiago and Juan Cruz Trujillo); wife, Rafaela Chaves
- • Bárbara Barela (daughter of María Rosa Trujillo, who is the sister of Santiago and Juan Cruz Trujillo & widow of Juan Cristóbal Lucero, Juan José Trujillo and Diego Antonio Durán y Chaves); sons: Lorenzo Trujillo, Manuel Antonio Trujillo; daughter: Ana María Chaves
- • Francisco Silva (brother of Ramón Silva); wife, María Manuela Montoya (daughter of María Rosa Trujillo)
- • José Manuel García; wife, Teresa Peralta
- • Ramón Silva (brother of Francisco Silva); wife Rafaela Baca
Plaza de los Garcías
- • Commissioner, Joaquín Torres; wife María Ysabel Chaves; sons: Juan Estevan Torres; Alexo Torres; servants: María Josefa Torres, María Antonio Torres
- • Antonio Chaves; wife Dolores Torres (daughter of Joaquín Torres and María Ysabel Chávez); servant: María Paula Chaves
- • Juana María Baca; servant María Josefa Chaves
- • Luis Chaves
- • Torivio García Juarado
- • María Trinidad Venavides
- • Pascaual García
- • José Silva; wife María Gertrudis Montoya; son: Felipe Silva; daughters: María Antonia Silva, Josefa Silva
- • Feliciano Montoya; wife, María García [Jurado] (daughter of Torivio García Juarado); son: Antonio José Montoya; daughters: María Josefa Montoya, María Antonia Montoya, Juana María Montoya, María Jacinta Montoya; servant: María de la Luz Montoya
- • Juan Bautista Chávez; wife, Antonia Teresa Montoya (daughter of Felciano Montoya and María García [Jurado]); son: Rafael Chávez
- • José Olguín (son of Bartolomé Olguín & María Rosa Atencio); wife, María Estefana Trujillo; son: José Rafael Olguín
- • Juan José Olguín
- • José Laureano Olguín
- • José Calisto Olguín
- • Manuel de Luna; wife, María Luisa García [Jurado] (daughter of Pablo García Jurado & María Micaela Baca and the granddaughter of Toribio García Jurado); son: José Manuel Luna; daughter: Bárvara Luna
- • Salvador Silva; mother Juana María Baca
- • Diego Belásquez; wife, Ana María Silva
- • Pablo García [Jurado]; wife, María Micaela Baca; sons: Juan Andrés García, Antonio María García; sister-in-law: María Luisa Baca
- • Francisco Román Torres; mother Concepción Padilla (widow of Andrés Torres)
- • Juan Cristóval Torres (son of Concepción Padilla)
- • José Torres (son of Concepción Padilla)
- • José María Torres (son of Joaquín Torres and María Ysabel Chávez); wife: Juana María Baca
- • José Vicente Olguín; wife Dolores García
- • José Torivio García (grandson of Toribio García Jurado); wife, María Ysabel Trujillo; son: Pedro Antonio García
- • María Rosa Atencio (widow of Bartolomé Olguín); son: José Joaquín Olguín
- • Blas Belásquez; wife María Lus Varela
- • Juan Belásquez
- • José Antonio Molina; wife, María Guadalupe Romero; son: Bernardo Molina; brother-in-law: Juan María Romero
- • Juan Cristóval Chávez; María Agustina García
- • Antonio Romero; wife: María Josefa Fajardo
- • María Pasquala Candelaria
- • Manuela Ballejos: son: Manuel García
- • Antonio Márquez; wife, María Martina Candelaria
- • José Padilla; wife Ana María Soledad Baca
- • Lorenzo Padilla
- • Santiago Fajardo; wife, María Josefa Durán; son José Rafael Faxardo; José Antonio Fajardo
- • Francisco Xavier García [Jurado] (son of Toribio García Jurado); wife: María Josefa Sanches; sons: Santiago Rafael García, José Decidario García, Francisco Antonio García, Juan José Mariano García, Luis María García; daughters: María Rafaela García, Ana María García, María Manuela García, María Alta Gracia García; servant: María Francisca García
- • Juan José Silva; wife: Juan Rosalía Samora
- • Matías Torres; wife María Antonia Zedillo
Spanish & Mexican Colonial Census, pp. 135-137 270
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