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Diligencias Matrimoniales from Guadalupe del Paso (Marriage Investigations, Juarez) 1715 – 1730, 1750 - 1769: Misc. entries - incidents reported to the Priest

Misc. entries - incidents reported to the Priest

23 June 1723. A woman named Josepha Quintera appeared before the priest at the Convento de la Limpia Concepcion de Socorro to complain about her husband mistreating her. His name was Alonso Toyenchi.


11 July 1723. Cristobal Lujan de la Cruz married an Indian woman without the necessary pre-nuptial investigation.


7 January 1724. Detailed account of an Indian woman named Maria Teresa, of the Apache Panana nation, reared by Spaniards, Christian, who claimed to see a Manso Indian man named Esteban, alias Panocha, commit the sin of bestiality.


25 August 1725. Beatris Cabrera, resident of El Paso, appeared before the priest to declare that Gregorio Duenas, resident of Socorro, promised to marry her, and took her virginity.


15 April 1727. Case regarding Miguel Tigua, who supposedly had an illicit relationship with and Indian named Maria Teresa.


21 April 1727. Accusation against a man named Diego Suazo, who supposedly had in his possession a blue stone he used to heal people with the power of the devil.


21 September 1727 Loose document dealing with conflict. Names include Manuela Conteras, Micaela Lujan, Alejandro Padilla, and Manuel de Avalos.


1 October 1727. Denouncing Pablo Padilla.


14 January 1728. Church document concerning livestock in the area of Durango.


20 May 1728. Document addressing how to deal with Indian sorcerers in the El Paso area.


15 January 1752. Document from fray Jose Antonio de Ribera concerning Juan Antonio Garcia.

 

23 April 1753. Burial Record at Villa de San Felipe el Real for Simon, Mulato, husband of Juana de Contreras.


15 July 1754. Vicente Fernandez Ginzo Ron y Tovar Documents regarding his returning to New Mexico from Sonora with a daughter he had there, to reunite with his wife and children in New Mexico.


26 June 1755. Document concerning Marcial Ruiz and papers concerning his intent to marry a woman and there being no impediment.


9 February 1766. Fray Jacobo de Castro to Fr. Santiago Roybal regarding the misburial of Bernardo de Sena in Santa Fe.


16 April 1766. Church administrative documents pertaining to Jose Diaz y Alcantara.


20 December 1766. Document mentioning Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin, Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta, and Clemente Gutierrez.


17 March 1769. Juan de Jesus Abeyta and Jose Hurtado, who is the brother of Maria Dolores Sanchez, investigation regarding third degree of relation of consanguinity, honor and a fire in the church at Albuquerque.