There Are no "Hidden Jews" in New Mexico UPDATED

Check out this article located here if you want to see the argument that there are "Crypto Jews" in New Mexico. Sort of funny how anyone would go about making a determination that they were Jewish folks in New Mexico prior to 1820 or so. There are Jews in New Mexico, New Mexican Jews, but their history DOES NOT predate 1820. No information of any kind is available that substantiates this allegation. In short there is no proof.

A star of David on headstone is not proof! A menorah you remember on grandma's mantle is not proof! Your grandmother with prayers "en la dispensa" is not proof! suffice it to say there is no proof.

A lot of if's, maybe's and what if's etc..... But not a single shred of hard evidence. Read the evidence presented and look carefully. I imagine if you want to believe, nothing anyone can do about that. But credibility is lost when folks make this assumption and try and apply it to New Mexican genealogy.

The article referenced is a good article on the why and how come of the subject.

DNA cannot prove you are a Jew anymore than it can prove you are a Mormon or a Jehovahs Witness. These are religions and DNA cannot identify what religion a person belongs to. Jews are a religious group, not a racial group.

Keep in mind that most Jews, here and in Israel, are Semites, the same racial group as Arabs. And remember that Arabs were in, ruled Spain for over 600 years. The odds are if there is Semite blood in our veins it is most probably Arab.

Converso/Crypto Sephardic Jews in New Mexico prior to 1810 cannot be proven, at least not yet. But folks, mainly Hispanic women, seem to want to be Jewish. Don't ask me why, I have no idea why. Some have gone to the extent of joining the Jewish faith.

UPDATE BELOW

Here is another pearl of wisdom: "When Lineage is traced back to 1492, each person has (depending on whether a generation is counted as thirty years or twenty five) as many as 131,072 to 1,048,576 direct ancestors. Given these numbers, every southwestern Latino, Hispano, Mexican, Mestizo, Chicano or whatever we call ourselvs is practically guaranteed Iberian Jewish ancestry -- whether we like it or not."

But even that does not make one a Jew.

No nos conosimos, pero somos parientes

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We may not know it but Hispanic folks whose roots extend into New Mexico are all related to each other. It may be two or three generations back or it may be nine or ten generations back. But we are all related, make no mistake about it.

When you consider the numbers of people who came with don Juan de Onate in 1598 and whose descendants survived the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680 to return with don Diego de Vargas in the 1690's. The number of people/families involved are really quite small. Even when you consider the additional colonists that don Diego de Vargas brought with him

Over the years, until the coming of the Americans and their annexing the New Mexican province in 1846, the folks here were very isolated. Very isolated. Isolated to the point that they intermarried with each other under the watchful eyes of the Catholic Church to insure that the relationships were not too close. As a result over the years we all became cousins. We may not know each other personally, but we need to know that we are related. Hense the title of the post "No nos conosimos, pero somos Parientes" (we may not know each other it, but we are related).

Looking back over the generations showes this without any doubt.

Want A Hobby? Keep Track Of Your Ancestors! The Door(s) To Family History.

Really, everyone ought to do this to some extent, But you have to be careful, it can be addicting. We started late and found it to be a very interesting and rewarding thing to do. You do not need to go into it and let it become a drag on your free time, but keep the bits and pieces your family tells you about your ancestors. You will never regret it.

There are many rewards as well as the fact that there will always be some surprises. People being people, it cannot be helped. But you will be forced to accept them if you want to continue your quest. Tracking your ancestors is a door to our family's history. The view through this door, while incomplete, if very revealing, and sometimes euphoric, sometimes disturbing. It all depends on what you find out and when you find out about it.

Some folks live in a fantasy world of their own making and want to have nothing to do with any information which will disturb that fantasy.  These fantasies may go off in different directions by different folks. Nothing can really be done about this and sometimes it is best to keep quiet and move on. One thing that really cannot be done is to "let sleeping dogs lay". Not if you want an accurate picture, but it might be best to keep somethings to yourself.

I have run into folks who ascribe to the view that you do not want "facts to get in the way of a good story". Others are not comfortable with the truth or want to have nothing to do with it. Either way, they are happy in their views and it is best to leave them in their happiness.

We have been at it for a while now, and we always make time to follow some line back as the opportunity presents itself. It is a lot easier for us as we both do it and we both do it at the same time. Some folks have to do it alone. We have purchased the birth, marriage and death records available to us so we do not need to go to any library, we can do the research from the comfort of out living room.

We enjoy sharing our findings with family members who are interested. No need to do the research twice. If you want the information just ask, most know my number or email, if not ask someone who has it or you can contact us here.

John (Juan) Scolly and Juana Lopes - What a way to end up in history.

Reference page 28 of the book titled "Refusing the Favor, The Spanish - Mexican Women of Santa Fe, 1820 - 1888" written by Deena J. Gonzalez and published by the Oxford University Press in 2001. Juan Scolly (Juan Escolle) a "Santa Fe Merchant" and later of the John Scolly Land Grant near Watrous, New Mexico went to court in the mid 1840's to complain about his wife's adulterous behavior, that he could no longer control her.

In the book referenced above it states that when his wife, Juana Lopes, stood before the judge, she neither admitted nor denied the charges, but she informed the judge, in Spanish, that "it was her ass, she controlled it, and would give it to whomever she wanted". The judge did not grant the divorce and Juana was admonished to mend her ways, go home and take care of her family. That family, I am sure, included her husband Juan Scolly.

There is some information on John Scolly at the URL's below, click to view:

http://dev.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=24831

http://newmexicohistory.org/places/watrous

I would not say that John Scolly was famous, but he was well known at that time in New Mexico. He was born in Ireland to Patrick Scolly and Eugenia Bradis. His New Mexican wife, Juana Lopes, was baptized in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 11 June 1826, the daughter of Jose Vicente Lopes and Eugenia Baca.

John Scolly and Juana Lopes were married on 30 March 1843 as noted on page 208 of the publication New Mexico Marriages Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light (La Castrense) 1728 - 1857 published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society. Witnesses were Antonio Valdez and Bicente Garcia.

My guess is that ole John did not know that not only had he married a woman with loose morals he also married a woman who could hold her own in the courts of the time and defend herself. The funny thing is that if you are John Scolly or Juana Lopes, this is one hell of a way to end up in the history books.

History Before The Internet

The United States "Army of the West" at Las Vegas in August of 1846. Today it is called La Plaza Vieja.

Almost impossible not to get brainwashed by the "history" available to the masses before the internet age. The only history books available then were the ones being used as textbooks in school, the ones available at your local library or the ones you found in browsing around some book store in the big city.

The average person could only study what was easily available..... Not now, not in the internet age, not in the age of "Googleing", not in the age of Wikipedia, not in the age of Alibris or Amazon. It is a brand new day for the folks who like their history.

All of the old historians wrote as they saw fit, some paid attention to the truth but the majority was pure propaganda. Now the old historians have been exposed and many have been caught with outright lies. Plain and simple racism. Others wrote pure propaganda thinly disguised as "history". Now when trying to be kind to those "historians" some are kind by saying that they were the product of their times. That they were, putting it mildly, the times were racist, the times were times of propaganda for the ones who had the where with all to put it out there. The masses just absorbed it all.

There are still some good story tellers disguised as historians, but they risk exposure right away. The comment forms at Amazon, other book review places, Wikipedia itself. Easy, very easy to debunk fake historians.

The moral of the post is beware of fake history, if it is worth reading about it, it is worth paying a few dollars to get the story right. There are many places to get the books now, all from the comfort of our houses regardless of where we live.

I have an extensive collection of New Mexico History, the good, the bad and the down right ugly. Most of it bought since I retired and some books that I have had for a long long time.

A.K.A. Also Known As

Some common diminutive's in Sapnish/Mexican New Mexican names. There are many others but they were not as commom.

Apolonio, Leopoldo etc = Polo
Anastacio = Tacho
Gertrudes = Tules
Dolores = Lola
Florentino = Tino
Manuel(a) = Melo(a)
Francisco(a) = Kiko(a)
Francisco(a) also = Pancho(a)
Guillermo = Gillie or Gile
Isabella = Chavela
Consuelo = Chelo
Arturo = Tudi
Guadalupe = Lupe or Pita
Deluvina = Vina
Magdelena = Nena

Genetic Testing To Determine Genealogical Identy

Back to an old problem I have had researching the family, and I have been at it for many, many years now.

There are folks, none real close, but several that I have talked to who claim that someone somewhere told them they were Jews. That someone somewhere had taken a DNA test of some kind and had proved that they were Jews.

The link below has some scientific proof that this is not possible.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071018145955.htm

There is no doubt in my mind that there were a lot of Jews in Spain that were forced to convert. There  is also no doubt in my mind that there were more Moslem Arabs in Spain who were forced to convert. And, as all know, both Arabs and Jews are Semites, they belong to the same racial group. So if there is a chance of you have a smattering of Jewish blood there is a lot bigger chance you have Arab blood and a DNA test cannot tell the difference..

But folks have "emotional" needs and religion of some kind and to some degree is where they find solace. Not a big problem with that until they start acting goofy. And it seems to happen with the study of the family.

The problems I seem to encounter if folks wanting to be 100% Spanish, or folks thinking their ancestors were Jewish. A funny thing is that some wish to deny their past as related to having mixed with the Indians. Most Anglos are just the opposite, they  do anything to find a trace of Indian blood.

Anyway, the object of the post is to caution about the myth that DNA can prove things genealogical wise.

Miguel Armijo

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I was "searching" the internet the other day and bumped into this image of the June 26, 1974 edition of the Santa Fe Reporter. It was their very first issue and guess who was on the front page. An old family friend, now long gone, Miguel Armijo.  But I remember Miguel, he was quite a guy, always thought different than the rest of us. We could go and/or come along if we wanted to but he was going ahead anyway. Miguel was a distant relative but very close to the family anyway. More so than some closer relatives.

I remember him as El Asomodeo, second in command to Lucifer himself in Los Pastores in Rowe back in the  late 1950's and early 1960's. He was Juan Diego in the local production of the presentation of Nuestrs Sra. de Guadalupe that my mother, Rufegio Benavidez, used to put on back then. Miguel made one hell of an Asmodeo and an even better Juan Diego. Rosina Archuleta (now Herrera) was always cast  as Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. There were several "gilas" in los Pastores that I recall.

Miguel always seemed to be ready to help with the productions and was a willing and very good actor. Sort of a natural at it.

I remember that he had a pair of oxen that he had trained and used in parades around the area. The only functioning oxen I have ever saw. Seen plenty of horses and some mules a couple of times, but  he had the only  oxen team. I figured out the word "buey" from him.

Miguel was also an "hermano", he would pick us up when we were to go to the Morada at Las Colonias for a service or for a regular meeting of la Hermandad. 

Anyway, bumping into this picture brought back many memories de Miguel. Que descanse en pas.

Assimalition by New Mexicans - 1598 - 2000+, Extrapolate Backwards

Extrapolate = To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.

Lets do that for a moment with the New Mexican population over the years since our ancestors arrived here from Nueva Espana (Mexico).

The folks who came north to New Mexico with don Juan de Onate were some Spanish, many born in Mexico, some Indians from the valley of Mexico and some mestizos. Juan de Oñate married Isabel de Tolosa Cortés de Moctezuma, granddaughter of Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of the Triple Alliance, and great granddaughter of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, so we know that even the leader of the future New Mexicans had mestizo offspring with him.... his son Cristobal Onate.

From 1598 to about 1750 before most Frenchmen started arriving, the only mixing of the races was between the New Mexicans and New Mexican Indians as well as the Indians they had bought with them from the valley of Mexico. This mixing started almost immediately and involved mostly the pueblos in and around San Juan de los Caballeros and later Santa Fe. As time progresses the Indians involved in the mixing with the "Spaniards" grew to include all of the Pueblo Indians and also the Navajos, Apaches and Utes.

Mid to late 1700's - 1825 or so - A few Frenchmen, very few, started to arrive and you see a few names with French origins creep into the mix. There are several and the number here is no where near complete . Alari (Alarid), Beaubien, Laroux, Acheveque, Gurule, to name but a few.

1825 - 1846 - The Americans of whatever stripe start arriving and mixing with the New Mexicans and whatever mixture they represented by this time. They started mixing almost immediately as they figured out that New Mexican women represented the best way to integrate and get access to the wealth of New Mexico. This "wealth" included the licenses that were available only to citizens of the Mexican Republic. Some of these more famous Americans who became Mexican citizens include names as famous as Kit Carson and the future governor of New Mexico, who was later assassinated, Charles Bent. Both of these men married sisters, Kit married Maria Josefa Jaramillo and Bent married her sister Maria Ignacia Jaramillo. Both being the daughters of Francisco Estevan Jaramillo and Maria Apolonia Vigil.

1846 - 1900 - The early American "pioneers" and soldiers came in by the thousands. Literally a flood of the strangers. The era of soldiers, merchants, government workers and the folks brought in by the coming of the railroad. Intermarrying intensified, especially around the forts the Americans built all around the state and next to towns springing up along the railroad. If you don't think this was significant just look at what happened to the population around Santa Fe, Las Vegas and the communities around Fort Union.

1900 - 1950 - The Americans came in droves and soon had displaced the new Mexicans and Indians as the dominant racial group in the area. Incidents if intermarrying increased dramatically during this period. Especially around the towns of Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque.

1950 and afterwards - After World War II the intermarrying accelerated to the point to where it is today. Intermarriage of New Mexicans and their descendants to the point that it is no longer uncommon. Whereas before the intermarrying was mostly "Americans" and Hispanic New Mexican women, now the trend included Hispanic New Mexican men marrying outside of the group.

And so it goes.

Ernesto Arcenio Perea, Sus Antepasados

Ahnentafel Chart for Ernesto Arcenio Perea. Ernesto was very close family from Ilfield, New Mexico. Last time I saw "Ernie" I was 12 years old or so. Got an opportunity to visit with him at length last year and was saddened to hear he passed away in San Antonio, Texas. Rest in Peace Ernesto. His family has been involved in all aspects of New Mexican history over the last 400 years plus.


First Generation

1. Ernesto Arcenio Perea  was born on 5 Dec 1938 in New Mexico. He died on 20 Nov 2014 in San Antonio, Texas.


Second Generation

2. Patrocino Perea  was born in 1913. He died on 20 Sep 1953 in El Gusano, New Mexico. He married Floripa Benavidez on 19 Apr 1934 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

3. Floripa Benavidez  was born on 12 May 1905 in El Gusano, New Mexico. She was christened on 21 May 1905 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico. She died in 1943.


Third Generation

4. Jose Modesto Perea  was born on 9 Oct 1874 in Wagon Mound, New Mexico. He was christened on 15 Oct 1874 in Wagon Mound, New Mexico. He married Maria Tranquilina Ortiz on 26 May 1897 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

5. Maria Tranquilina Ortiz  was born on 6 Jul 1882 in El Gusano, New Mexico. She was christened on 9 Jul 1882 in San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico. She died on 26 Apr 1956 in San Isidro South, New Mexico. She was buried on 29 Apr 1956 in San Isidro South, New Mexico.

6. Jose Basilio Benavidez  was born on 2 Mar 1875 in El Gusano, New Mexico. He was christened on 13 Mar 1875 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico. He died on 4 Sep 1953 in El Gusano, New Mexico. He married Maria Cleofas Quintana on 23 Apr 1900 in San Miguel Del Vado, New Mexico.

7. Maria Cleofas Quintana  was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Cerrito, New Mexico. She died on 17 Dec 1961 in Ilfield, New Mexico. She was buried on 20 Dec 1961 in El Gusano, New Mexico.


Fourth Generation

8. Patrocinio Perea  was born in New Mexico. He married Efigenia Sena Were Not Married.

9. Efigenia Sena  was born in New Mexico.

10. Jose Trinidad Ortiz  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Catalina Garcia on 17
Aug 1874 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

11. Maria Catalina Garcia  was born on 25 Nov 1857 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was christened on 27 Nov 1857 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

12. Jose Ponsiano Benavidez  was born on 24 Nov 1845 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico. He was christened on 3 Dec 1845 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico. He died on 21 Feb 1930 in San Miguel County, New Mexico. He married Maria Doniciana Ortiz on 13 Jan 1868 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

13. Maria Doniciana Ortiz  was born on 26 Sep 1851. She was christened on 28 Sep 1851 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

14. Pedro Quintana  was born in Oct 1832 in New Mexico. He died in 1910. He married Maria Librada Saiz on 7 Jan 1859 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

15. Maria Librada Saiz  was born in Dec 1844 in New Mexico.


Fifth Generation

20. Juan Ortiz  was born in 1820 in New Mexico. He married Maria Simona Cordova on 28 Jan 1844 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

21. Maria Simona Cordova  was born on 28 Oct 1826 in Pecos, New Mexico. She was christened on 1 Nov 1826 in Pecos, New Mexico.

22. Jose Marcos Garcia  was born in 1823 in New Mexico. He married Maria Tomasa Segura on 25 Jan 1843 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

23. Maria Tomasa Segura  was born in 1823 in New Mexico.

24. Juan Cristoval Benavidez  was born in 1803 in New Mexico. He married Maria Dolores Barela on 20 Jan 1833 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

25. Maria Dolores Barela  was born in 1815 in New Mexico.

26.  Juan Ortiz  is printed as #20 on page 2.

27.  Maria Simona Cordova  is printed as #21 on page 2.

28. Fernando Quintana  was born in New Mexico.

30. Jose Manuel Esquipula Saiz  was born on 23 May 1818 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was christened on 26 May 1818. He married Maria Clementa Estrada on 16 Dec 1837 in San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico.

31. Maria Clementa Estrada  was born in New Mexico.


Sixth Generation

40. Juan Antonio Andres Ortiz  was born in 1790 in New Mexico. He married Maria Manuela Gallego(Griego) on 22 Mar 1813 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

41. Maria Manuela Gallego(Griego)  was born in 1790 in New Mexico.

42. Juan Cordova  was born in 1810 in New Mexico. He married Polonia Perea.

43. Polonia Perea  was born in 1810 in New Mexico.

44. Jose Julian Garcia de Alviar  was born in 1797 in New Mexico. He married Maria Juana Getrudis Gonzales on 20 Dec 1819 in Tesuque, New Mexico.

45. Maria Juana Getrudis Gonzales  was born in 1793 in New Mexico.

46. Blas Segura  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Diega Silba.

47. Maria Diega Silba  was born in New Mexico.

48. Juan Domingo Benavidez  was born on 30 Jan 1746 in San Juan de los Cabellaros. He died in 1840 in New Mexico. He married Maria Guadulupe Garcia.

49. Maria Guadulupe Garcia  was born in 1766. She died in 1829 in After in New Mexico.

50. Juan de Jesus Barela  was born in 1790 in New Mexico. He died before 1855 in New Mexico. He married Maria Antonia Chabes.

51. Maria Antonia Chabes  was born in 1790 in New Mexico. She died before 1855 in New Mexico.

60. Antonio Jose Saiz  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Guadalupe Prada on 9 Mar 1805 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

61. Maria Guadalupe Prada  was born in New Mexico.

62. Simon Estrada  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Maese.

63. Maria Maese  was born in New Mexico.


Seventh Generation

88. Gregorio Nicolas Garcia de Alviar  was born in 1740 in New Mexico. He was buried on 29 Apr 1812 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He married Maria Loreto Padilla.

89. Maria Loreto Padilla  was born on 25 Feb 1763 in New Mexico. She was christened on 25 Feb 1763 in Santa Fe Military Chapel, New Mexico.

90. Blas Gonzales  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Lucia (Luisa) Archeveque on 8 May 1783 in Pojaque, New Mexico.

91. Maria Lucia (Luisa) Archeveque  was born in New Mexico. She was buried on 5 Mar 1831 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

96. Juan Domingo Benavidez  was born in 1730 in New Mexico. He died in 1770 in Santa Fe,
New Mexico. He married Francisca Lujan.

97. Francisca Lujan  was born in 1730 in New Mexico. She was buried on 5 Aug 1818 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

98. Josef Garcia  was born in 1730 in New Mexico. He married Maria Duran.

99. Maria Duran  was born in 1730 in New Mexico.

100. Jose Mariano B(V)arela  was born in 1760 in New Mexico. He married Maria Jaramillo.

101. Maria Jaramillo  was born in 1760 in New Mexico.

102. Jose Antonio Chabes  was born in 1760 in New Mexico. He married Victoria Jaramillo.

103. Victoria Jaramillo  was born in 1760 in New Mexico.

120. Andres Saiz  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria Gonzales.

121. Maria Gonzales  was born in New Mexico.

122. Jose Bernardo Prada  was born in New Mexico. He married Maria de Loreto Sandoval on 19 Oct 1787 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

123. Maria de Loreto Sandoval  was born in New Mexico.


Eighth Generation

178. Manuel Padilla  was born in 1732 in New Mexico. He was buried on 8 Jun 1809 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He married Maria Gertrudes Sena on 24 Jun 1760 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

179. Maria Gertrudes Sena  was born in 1736 in New Mexico. She was buried on 8 Mar 1810 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

180. Francisco Gonzales  was born in 1740 in New Mexico. He married Francisca Ynojos.

181. Francisca Ynojos  was born in 1740 in New Mexico. She was buried on 17 Jun 1772 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

192. Nicolas Benavidez  was born on 26 Jan 1683 in Durango, Mexico. He died before 1720. He married Juana Ojeda on 4 Mar 1702 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

193. Juana Ojeda  was born about 1687.


Ninth Generation

356. Francisco Padilla  was born in 1700. He was buried on 22 Feb 1775 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He married Francisca Guillen on 18 Nov 1731 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

357. Francisca Guillen  was born in 1715. She died on 28 Apr 1785 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

358. Tomas Antonio Sena  was born in 1700. He died on 11 Feb 1781 in Santa Fe Military
Chapel, New Mexico. He married Maria Luisa Garcia de Noriega in May 1723 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

359. Maria Luisa Garcia de Noriega  was born on 12 Aug 1708 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She died on 3 Jul 1767 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

384. Juan Esteban Benavidez  was born in 1650. He was buried on 10 Nov 1689 in Durango, Mexico. He married Maria Esparza Diezma on 20 Jan 1681 in Durango, Nueva Viscaya.

385. Maria Esparza Diezma  was born in 1657 in Nombre de Dios, Mexico. She died in 1702 in New Mexico.

386. Antonio Ojeda  was born in 1650 in New Mexico. He died in 1702. He married Bernardina Bernal.

387. Bernardina Bernal  was born in 1650 in New Mexico. She died in 1702.


Tenth Generation

714. Pedro Guillen  was born in 1681. He died in 1732. He married Maria Ramos.

715. Maria Ramos  was born in 1683. She died on 20 Feb 1730 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

716. Bernardino Sena y Valle  was born in 1684 in El Valle de Mexico. He died on 11 Nov 1765 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He married Tomasa Martín Gonzalez on 8 Feb 1705 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

717. Tomasa Martín Gonzalez  was born in 1685. She died in Feb 1727 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

718. Tomas Garcia de Noriega  was born in 1685. He married Juana Hurtado de Mendoza on 7 Jan 1705 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

719. Juana Hurtado de Mendoza  was born in 1677. She died in 1750 in After.


Eleventh Generation

1428. Tomas de la Mora  was born in 1661. He died in 1709. He married Geronima Guillen in 1680.

1429. Geronima Guillen  was born in 1655. She died in 1709.

1430. Nicolas Ramos  was born in 1655 in Spain. He died in 1695. He married Ana Manriquez de Reinoso.

1431. Ana Manriquez de Reinoso  was born in 1659 in Fresnillo, Nueva Espana. She died on 24 May 1727 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1432. Agustine Sena  was born in 1650 in Cuidad de Mexico, Nueva Espana. He married Maria Ynez Amparano.

1433. Maria Ynez Amparano  was born in 1650 in Ciudad de Mexico, Nueva Espana.

1434. Hernan (el Mozo) Martín Serrano  was born in 1606 in San Gabriel del Yunque. He married Josefa de la Assencion Gonsalez.

1435. Josefa de la Assencion Gonsalez .

1436. Alonso Garcia de Noriega  was born in 1649. He died in 1696 in Sevilleta, New Mexico. He married Ana Jorge de Vera in 1675.

1437. Ana Jorge de Vera  was born in 1660. She died in 1692.

1438. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza  was born in 1658. He died in 1692. He married Josefa de la Fuente in 1676.

1439. Josefa de la Fuente  was born in 1662. She died in 1694.


Twelfth Generation

2868. Hernan (2nd) Martín Serrano  was born in 1558 in Zacatecas, Nueva Espana. He died in 1628. He married dona Ines.

2869. dona Ines  was born in 1560 in New Mexico. She died in New Mexico. Note: Dona Ines was a Tano Indian woman from New Mexico, a very interesting historical figure.

2871. Sebestiana de Mondragon  died on 25 Nov 1728 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2872. Alonso Garcia  was born in 1627 in Zacatecas, Nueva Espana. He died in 1700. He married Teresa Varela.

2873. Teresa Varela  was born in 1636. She died in 1693.

2874. Antonio Jorge de Vera  was born in 1633. He died in 1680. He married Gertrudes Baca.

2875. Gertrudes Baca  was born in 1630. She died in 1680 in Before.

2876. Andres Hurtado  was born in 1628 in Zacatecas, Nueva Espana. He died in 1679 in Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico. He married Bernardina Salas y Trujillo.

2877. Bernardina Salas y Trujillo  was born in 1635 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She died on 2 Feb 1729 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2878. Juan Fernandez de la Fuente  was born in 1632.


Thirteenth Generation

5736. Hernan (1st) Martín Serrano  was born in 1529 in Huexaotzinco, Nueva Espana. He died Durango, Nueva Espana.

5742. Juan Alonso de Mondragon .Juan married Juana Sanchez de Monroy.

5743. Juana Sanchez de Monroy .

5744. Andres Garcia  was born in 1600. He married Ana Francisca.
5745. Ana Francisca  was born in 1600.

5746. Pedro Varela de Losada  was born in 1608. He married Ana Ortiz (Holguin).

5747. Ana Ortiz (Holguin)  was born in 1591.

5748. Manuel Jorge  was born in 1592. He died in Sep 1655. He was buried on 18 Sep 1655 in Parral, New Spain. He married Ana de Vera in 1630.

5749. Ana de Vera  was born in 1610.

5750. Antonio Baca  was born in 1589 in Cuidad de Mexico, Nueva Espana. He died on 21 Jul 1643 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He married Yumar Perez de Bustillo in 1608. Note: Antonio Baca, he was beheaded on the Plaza in Santa Fe as part of the assination of Governor Rosas. He was tried, convicted and executed along with several others.

5751. Yumar Perez de Bustillo  was born in 1591 in Nueva Espana. She died in 1643. Note: This lady has an interesting history in New Mexico.

5754. Diego de Trujillo  was born in 1613 in Ciudad de Mexico, Nueva Espana. He died in 1682 in Casas Grandes, Nueva Espana. He married Catilina Vasquez.

5755. Catilina Vasquez  was born in 1621.


Fourteenth Generation

11472. Hernan Martín  was born in 1500 in Jerez de la Frontera, Espana. Note: Hernan was a blacksmith, served with Hernan Cortes Conquistador 1519, Nueva España. He was there during the conquest of Mexico. He left España in 1509 from Jerez de la Frontera. One of the 3 first blacksmiths to set foot in the new world.

11486. Pedro Sanchez de Monroy .

11492. Pedro Varela  was born in 1574 in Santiago de Compostela, Espana.

11494. Juan Lopez Olguin Villasana  was born in Feb 1559 in Fuente Ovejuna, Extremadura, Espana. He was christened on 9 Feb 1559. He married Catalina Villanueva in 1574.

11495. Catalina Villanueva  was born in 1560 in Tepeacu, Nueva Espana.

11496. Antonio Jorge  was born in 1560 in Tangier, North Africa. He married Maria Alvarez.

11497. Maria Alvarez  was born in 1560.

11498. Gaspar de Vera  was born in 1561 in Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Espana. He married Maria Delgado.

11499. Maria Delgado  was born in 1561.

11500. Cristobal Vaca  was born in 1567 in Cuidad de Mejico, Nueva Espana. He died in 1613. He married Ana Ortiz in 1582 in Ciduad de Mejico.

11501. Ana Ortiz  was born in 1563 in Cuidad de Mejico, Nueva Espana. She died in 1620 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Nuevo Mejico.

11502. Juan Perez de Bustillo  was born on 6 Dec 1548. He died in 1626. He married Maria de la Cruz.

11503. Maria de la Cruz  was born in 1560. She died in 1626.

11510. Diego Marquez  was born in 1602. He died on 21 Jul 1643 in Santa Fe, Reyno de Nuevo Mexico. He married Bernardina Vasquez.

11511. Bernardina Vasquez  was born in 1606 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She died in 1660.


Fifteenth Generation

22972. Hernan Martín de Monroy .

22984. Pedro Varela  was born in 1550 in Espana.

22988. Juan Lopez Villasana  was born in 1530 in Somewhere in Spain. He married Isabel Ruiz on 9 Feb 1551 in Fuente Ovejuna, Extremadura, Esapna.

22989. Isabel Ruiz  was born in 1530 in Somewhere in Spain.

22990. don Jose(ph)  was born in 1530 in Somewhere in Nueva Espana (Mexico).

23000. Juan de Vaca  was born in 1547.

23002. Francisco Pacheco  was born in 1543.

23004. Simon Perez  was born in 1523. He married Juana de Zamora.

23005. Juana de Zamora .

23020. Geronimo Marquez  was born in 1560. He married Unknown in 1587.

23021. Unknown .

23022. Francisco Vasquez  was born in 1570 in Cartaya, Espana.


Sixteenth Generation

46000. Luis de Vaca  was born in 1527.

46040. Hernan Munoz Sambrano  was born in 1530 in San Lucar de Barraneda, Espana.

46044. Alonso Alfran  was born in 1535 in Spain.