Tracing Indigenous Guanajuato Roots: A Lineage Report
Tracing Indigenous Roots In And Near Dolores Hidalgo (Guanajuato)
Doing research on one’s indigenous roots in Guanajuato can be a challenge. In the Eighteenth Century, many Indigenous People simply did not have surnames. Instead, they were likely to have two given names. Other Indigenous People would carry a Spanish surname for a period of time and then discard it in favor of another surname, or none at all.
In the 1921 census, 828,724 residents of Guanajuato (96.3% of the state population) identified themselves as “indígena mezclada con blanca” (mestizo). Only 25,458 residents (or 3% of the population) declared themselves to be of “indígena pura” (pure indigenous) descent. Even more remarkable was the fact that only 4,687 residents claimed to be “blanca” or of pure European ancestry. Any research into your Guanajuato roots is likely to turn up a great deal of native and/or mixed ancestors. With this in mind, I tracked the ancestry of one person born in 1844 and this theory turned out to be very true for that family.
Colonial Mexico’s Casta System
In addition, Indigenous People were subject to Spain’s Casta System, under which any priest at any given time would provide a Casta classification for the person or persons in front of him at a church event [baptism, marriage, burial]. The priest had a wide range of casta labels to use, such as Indio, Mulato, Mestizo, Coyote, Español [Spanish], etc. These labels are discussed in more detail in this article.
Transitory Surnames
In Mexico’s colonial parish records, many Indigenous People carried transitory surnames such as de la Cruz (“of the cross”) and de los Reyes (“of the Kings”). It is likely that parish priests gave these surnames to some Indigenous People, and at a later date, the Indian (or mestizo or mulato) would eventually choose another surname of their choice, perhaps based on their employer’s surname or the surname of a padrino at a wedding or baptism. Some Indigenous People chose to give themselves a saint’s name.
Native Groups of the Region
According to Peter Gerhard’s A Guide to The Historical Geography of New Spain (1972, pp. 237-239), the present-day cities of Dolores Hidalgo and San Felipe were part of the San Miguel el Grande Jurisdiction. Gerhard tells us that Guamare-speaking Chichimecs mostly occupied the area [according to Jiménez Moreno, 1958, pp. 63-64]. The tribes within the Guamare area included the Copuces and the Guaxabanes in the north. Beyond San Felipe lived the Guachichiles, the largest and most extensive Chichimec group that occupied large parts of what are now known as Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, as well as smaller portions of eastern Jalisco and western Guanajuato. The article, “Who Were the Chichimecas” discusses the many groups that were placed under the umbrella term, Chichimeca:
Creation of a New Ethnic Mix
Gerhard notes that “beginning in the 1550s, the Chichimecs were gradually displaced by Tarascans and Otomies and, to a lesser extent, Mexicans [Náhuatl-speakers], who came to form Indian congregations near the villas and to work on the Spaniards’ cattle estancias and haciendas.” With the various groups accumulating in the region, assimilation of the indigenous people took place, and, in time, a new ethnic mix was created.
The Loss of Tribal Identity
The Indigenous People of Dolores Hidalgo and San Felipe in the Guanajuato of the Eighteenth Century had been pacified two hundred years earlier, so they no longer had the tribal identity of their ancestors. However, their new identity as Spanish colonial citizens did not bring new freedoms, for they were referred to as Indians, Mestizos and Mulatos. In this Casta article, author Sindy Valdez explains:
“In colonial Mexico, the Casta system was a rigid socio-racial classification imposed by Spanish colonial rule, designed to maintain a hierarchy based on ancestry. This system intricately categorized individuals based on their racial makeup, profoundly influencing their social status, rights, and opportunities. It is within this context that the primary categories of the Casta system emerged, each reflecting a specific racial mixture and societal position.”
Dolores Hidalgo
In 1610, the area that is now called Dolores Hidalgo was known as the Rancheria of San Cristóbal. In 1643, the Rancheria became a Congregation and in the year 1790, it became known as Pueblo Nuevo de los Dolores. The pueblo became a city (ciudad) in 1824.
San Felipe
The City of San Felipe was founded by Francisco de Velasco on January 21, 1562 by order of the viceroy Don Luis de Velasco, giving it the name of Villa de San Felipe in honor of the then Spanish monarch Felipe II.
The Maria Carlotta Moreno Lineage Report
The following lineage report follows the ancestors of Maria Carlotta Moreno, born in 1844, showing various documents of their life events [baptisms, marriages and burials]. Maria Carlotta Moreno married Doroteo Salazar. Her descendants married into the predominantly Spanish families of Rea and Ledesma and many of her descendants today live in the United States.
| Ancestor No. 1: Maria Carlotta Moreno |
| Daughter of Felipe Moreno (2) and Mauricia Garcia (3) |
| Baptized: Nov. 4, 1844 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: August 7, 1862 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Doroteo Salazar) |
| Died: Jan. 18, 1919 • Guanajuato, Guanajuato |
Context: This baptism took place in 1844, when casta classifications were no longer applied in church baptisms and marriages. With Mexican independence in 1821, the casta system in Mexico was abolished. However, discrimination based on skin color and socioeconomic status continued.
The Baptism of Maria Carlotta Moreno (1844)
In the Margin: Maria Carlota from here [Dolores Hidalgo].
Text: In the Villa de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Hidalgo, on the 4th of November of 1844, the parish priest baptized solemnly, poured oil and chrism and gave the name Maria Carlota, an infant girl who was born on the First Day [Nov. 1], daughter of Felipe Moreno and Mauricia Garcia.
The Pedigree of Maria Carlotta Moreno (5 Generations)
The five-generation pedigree of Maria Carlotta Moreno is shown below. All four of her known great-grandparents appeared to have surnames. But only four of her great-great-grandparents had surnames, and it seems likely that three of them were not born with surnames but took them on later. Antonia Elena Marquez, however, was Spanish and did inherit a Spanish surname from her Spanish parents.
The Parents of Maria Carlotta Moreno
| Ancestor No. 2: Jose Timoteo Felipe Moreno |
| Son of Claudia Moreno (5) |
| Baptized: August 22, 1818 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: May 17, 1839 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Mauricia Garcia) |
| Died: Nov. 26, 1892 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Casta Classification at Baptism: Indian |
The Baptism of Jose Timoteo Felipe Moreno (1818)
In the Margin: Timoteo Felipe.
Text: In the Congregation of Los Dolores, I, Father Ygnacio Morone, deputy priest… baptized solemnly and poured holy oil and chrism and gave the name Jose Timoteo Felipe, an infant Indian [abbreviated] from here [Dolores Hidalgo], the natural child of Maria Dolores Moreno.
Context: A natural child is a person whose parents are not married. In many Catholic Church records, the father’s name will not be recorded, although when a young woman is later married, she sometimes does give her father’s name.
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The Marriage of Felipe Moreno and Mauricia Garcia (1839)
In the Villa of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Hidalgo, on the 17th of May of 1839, I, Father Esiquio Delgollado, deputy priest… married by the words of those present in the face of the church and veiled FELIPE MORENO, originally from here [Dolores Hidalgo], son of unknown parents, with MARIA MAURICIA GARCIA, originally from the same place, daughter of Pedro Jose and Maria de la O Solis… His padrinos were Estevan Moreno and Juana Martinez… [FHL Film Number: 710694].
Context: According to the Matrimonio Información record [the preparation for Catholic marriage] on April 2, 1839, Felipe Moreno was 20 years of age and Maria Mauricia Garcia was 18 years of age.
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| Ancestor No. 3: Maria Mauricia Garcia |
| Daughter of Pedro Jose Garcia (6) and Maria de la Solis (7) |
| Baptized: Oct. 11, 1816 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: May 17, 1839 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Felipe Moreno) |
| Died: Sept. 14, 1889 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
The Baptism of Maria de los Dolores Garcia (1816)
A baptism for Mauricia was not located. One Maria de los Dolores Garcia was baptized on Oct. 11, 1816 in Nuestra Señora de los Dolores. Her baptism indicated that she had been baptized as the infant Indian daughter of Pedro Jose Garcia and Maria de la O Solis. It is possible that Maria Dolores is, in fact, Mauricia.
Context: Maria de los Dolores appears to be classified as an Inda [India], or female Indian. She was just one of several children born to Pedro Jose Garcia and Maria de la Solis from 1816 through the early 1830s, all in Dolores Hidalgo.
The Grandparents of Maria Carlotta Moreno
| Ancestor No. 6: Pedro Jose Garcia (aka Pedro Francisco Garcia) |
| Son of Julian Garcia (12) and Maria Juliana Robles (13) |
| Baptized: Jan. 25, 1796 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: October 25, 1815 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Maria de la Solis) |
| Casta Classification at Baptism: Mulato |
| Casta Classification at Marriage: Mestizo |
The Baptism of Pedro Garcia (1796)
In the Margin: Pedro Vicente Francisco, mulato of this congregation
Text: In the Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, on the 25th day of the month of January of 1796, I, Father Pablo Delgado, deputy priest of the parish church, baptized solemnly an infant eight days from birth, who I gave the name Pedro Vicente Francisco, mulato of this congregation, legitimate son of Julian Garcia and Maria Juliana Robles. The padrinos were Francisco Campos and Maria Brigida Cruz, mulatos of this congregation, whom I informed of their parental obligations… [FHL Film 710444].
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The Marriage of Pedro Garcia and Maria de la Solis (1815)
In the Congregation of Nuestra Senora de los Dolores on the 25th of the said date (October 25, 1815), having performed the due diligence as required by the Council of Trent… I married in the face of the church PEDRO FRANCISCO GARCIA – a mestizo of here (aqui), son of Julian Garcia and Maria Juliana Robles – WITH MARIA DE LA O. SOLIS – daughter of Jose Tiburcio Solis and Maria Manuela Santa Maria – mestizos of La Quemada…the padrinos were Jose Luis Mata and Maria Luisa Garcia (married couple from here). Witnesses were Antonio Hernandez and Andres Ysita…. [FHL Film No. 710685]
Context: Maria de la O Solis and her parents were from La Quemada, which is located in the area of San Felipe, which is about 28 miles northwest of Dolores Hidalgo.
The Pedigree of Pedro Garcia (4 Generations)
| Ancestor No. 7: Maria de la Solis |
| Daughter of Tiburcio Solis (14) and Manuela Santa Maria (15) |
| Baptized: Jan. 25, 1794 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: October 25, 1815 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Pedro Jose Garcia) |
| Casta Classification at Baptism and Marriage: Mestiza |
The Baptism of Maria de la Solis (1794)
In the Margin: Maria de la O., mestiza, of La Quemada
Text: In this Parish of San Felipe, on the 21st of December of 1794, I, Father, Gasper Calvillo, deputy vicarate, exorcised, poured oil, baptized, and poured chrism on an infant mestiza, four days from birth in the Hacienda of La Quemada, and gave the name Maria de la O, legitimate daughter of Jose Tiburcio Solis and Maria Manuela Santa Maria…
Context: La Quemada was a hacienda in the area of San Felipe, It was originally known as Hacienda de San José de La Quemada. San Felipe is located about 28 miles northwest of Dolores Hidalgo. Maria was classified as a mestiza in the margin, but also in the body of the document.
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The Baptism of Christobal Solis (1798)
The baptism of Jose Christobal, a younger brother of Maria, took place in the Parish of San Felipe on August 4, 1798. Jose Christoval Domingo was classified as a “mulato of La Quemada” and the legitimate son of Jose Tiburcio Solis and Maria Manuela Santamaria.
Context: While Maria de la Solis had been classified as a mestiza, her younger brother Christobal was seen as a mulato based most likely on the priest’s perception. It is likely that Christobal Domingo was also named for his maternal grandfather, Domingo Cornelio.
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The Great-Grandparents of Maria Carlotta Moreno
| Ancestor No. 12: Julian Marselo Garcia |
| Son of Juan Lorenzo (24) and Maria Antonia (25) |
| Baptized: Sept. 19, 1749 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: July 30, 1777 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Maria Juliana Robles) |
| Casta Classification at Baptism: Mulato |
| Casta Classification at Marriage: Mestizo |
The Baptism of Julian Marselo (1749)
On the 19th of September of 1749, I, Father Carbajal, deputy priest of the parish of Los Dolores, baptized, exorcised, poured oil and chrism on an infant and gave the name Julian Marselo, son of Juan Lorenso and Maria Antonia, Mulatos of San Pablo…
Context: Julian Garcia took on the surname Garcia probably in adulthood. At the time of his baptism, he had no surname. His parents were classified as mulatos
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The Marriage of Julian Garcia and Juliana Robles (1777)
In the Margin: Josef Julian Garcia, mestizo of this Congregation with Maria Juliana, mestiza of the same [Congregation].
Text: In the Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores on the 30th day of the month of July of the year of 1777, Jose Ygnacio Marriquen, in the Parish Church, having proceeded with the due diligence and disposed as required by the Holy Council of Trent… I married by the words of those present in the face of the church and veiled JOSEF JULIAN GARCIA, mestizo of this congregation, legitimate son of Juan Lorenzo and Maria Antonia, with MARIA JULIANA, mestiza of the same congregation, legitimate daughter of Pasqual Robles and Maria Antonia Marquez… [FHL Microfilm 710684]
| Ancestor No. 13: Maria Juliana Robles |
| Daughter of Pasqual de los Reyes Robles (26) and Maria Antonia Marquez (27) |
| Baptized: Circa 1757 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: July 30, 1777 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Julian Garcia) |
| Casta Classification: Father was Indian, Mother was Spanish. |
The Baptism of A Sibling of Juliana Robles (1752)
In the Margin: Miguel Antonio Joseph, Coyote of this Congregation
Text: In the year of 1752 in this Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, on the 15th day of the month of May, I, Father Carbajal, vicarate deputy priest, baptizer in this parish, baptized solemnly, exorcised and poured oil, eight days from birth, on an infant whom I gave the name Miguel Antonio Joseph, legitimate son of Pasqual Robles and Maria Antonia Marquez, he an Indian and she an Española [Spaniard] of this congregation…
Context: In her marriage, Juliana was described as a mestiza. In this baptism of her brother, her father is described as an Indian and her mother is said to be of Spanish descent.
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| Ancestor No. 14: Jose Tiburcio Solis |
| Son of Felipe Solis (28) and Juana Maria Martinez (29) |
| Baptized: Circa 1764 • San Felipe, Guanajuato |
| Married: April 28, 1782 • San Felipe, Guanajuato (to Manuela Santa Maria) |
| Died: June 6, 1841 • San Felipe, Guanajuato |
| Casta Classification at Marriage: Indian |
The Baptism of a Jose Tiburcio (1764)
According to his Marriage Información record, Tiburcio Solis was probably born about 1764 in San Felipe, Guanajuato. There is no record of the marriage of Felipe Solis and Juana Maria Martinez [his parents] and no child was born to those two people at that time. The only baptism of a Jose Tiburcio for that time period was the baptism of a son of Jose Olallo and Juana Maria Romero. It is not clear if this is the correct baptism.
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The Marriage of Jose Tiburcio Solis (1782)
In the Margin: Jose Tiburcio Solis Yndio of La Quemada with Maria Manuela Santa Maria, mulata of La Quemada, married and veiled.
Text: In the year 1782 on the 28th of April in this parish, I, Father Vizente Cueva, deputy priest, having proceeded with the diligence, the three warnings had been read in solemn mass on three days according to the mandate of the Holy Council of Trent… I married and veiled in the face of the church, JOSE TIVURSIO SOLIS, Yndio, of La Quemada, with MANUELA SANTA MARIA, mulata of La Quemada…
Context: It is likely that Santa Maria was not a surname but a second given name for Manuela. As we shall see in the Matrimonio Información record that follows, neither of her parents had surnames.
The Matrimonio Información of Jose Tibursio Solis
The Matrimonio Información took place several weeks before the marriage and was the preparation for marriage, in which the priest asked the betrothed for their commitment to a Christian marriage and interviewed witnesses about their readiness for marriage.
The extensive 1782 Matrimonio Información document dated April 6, 1782 indicates that JOSE TIBURSIO SOLIS, was an 18-year-old Indian from San Felipe, the son of Felipe Solis and Juana Maria Martinez. Tiburcio was requesting to marry MARIA MANUELA SANTA MARIA, who stated that she was an 18-year-old mulato from Quemada and the daughter of Domingo Cornelio and Antonia Geruasia.
The Matrimonio Información of Jose Tibursio Solis (Continued)
The Burial of Jose Tiburcio Solis (1841)
In the Margin: Jose Tiburcio Solis from here.
Text: In La Villa de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Hidalgo, on the 6th of June of 1841, I, Father Euquio Degollado, deputy priest in the cemetery, buried the body of Jose Tiburcio Solis, spouse with Manuela Santa Maria from here, received the sacraments…
Context: Although Jose Tiburcio was born and married in San Felipe, he moved to Dolores Hidalgo probably around the time of his daughter’s 1815 marriage to Pedro Jose Garcia. Thus, at the end of his life, he died in Dolores Hidalgo where he was buried in 1841.
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| Ancestor No. 15: Maria Manuela Santa Maria |
| Daughter of Domingo Cornelio (30) and Antonia Geruasia (31) |
| Baptized: Circa 1764 • San Felipe, Guanajuato |
| Married: April 28, 1782 • San Felipe, Guanajuato (to Jose Tiburcio Solis) |
| Casta Classification at Marriage: Mulata |
The Baptism of Maria Dominga (1767)
In the Margin: Maria Dominga, mulata.
Text: In the year of Our Lord of 1767 on the 13th day of the month of May, I, the deputy priest, Father Joachin Saenz, exorcised, baptized solemnly, and poured holy oil and chrism on an infant seven days from birth and gave her the name, Maria Dominga, legitimate daughter of Domingo Cornelio and Antonia Geruasia, mulatos…
Context: Although this baptism is three years past the estimated birth date of Maria Manuela, it is possible that this is the baptism of Maria Manuela and that a change of her given name took place at a later date. That would mean she would have been about 15 years old at the time of her marriage, which was not unusual at that time.
The Baptism of Martin Diego (1772)
A younger brother of Maria Manuela was baptized on September 21, 1772 at the San Felipe Church. His name was Martin Diego, a mulato from La Quemada and the legitimate child of Domingo Cornelio and Antonia.
The Great-Great-Grandparents of Maria Carlotta Moreno
| Ancestor No. 24: Juan Manuel Lorenzo |
| Son of Diego Lorenzo (48) and Catarina Maria (49) |
| Baptized: Circa 1713 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married (1): June 10, 1733 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Ana Maria Cardenas) |
| Married (2): July 25, 1744 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Maria Antonia) |
| Casta Classification at Marriage: Indian |
The Baptism of Manuel Lorenzo
The baptism of Manuel Lorenzo was not located as some of the Dolores Hidalgo baptisms from 1710 to 1718 are not indexed.
The Marriage of Manuel Lorenzo (1733)
On the 10th day of the month of June of the year 1733 in the Parish Church of Nuestra Señora of Los Dolores, I, Father Luis de Neue, vicarate deputy priest, married and veiled MANUEL LORENSO, Yndio of San Christoval, legitimate son of Diego Lorenso (deceased) and Catarina Maria, with ANA MARIA, Yndia, resident of this Pueblo, legitimate daughter of Asensio Contreras and Maria Paula…
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Información Matrimonio of Lorenzo’s Second Marriage (1744)
In the Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, on the twenty-fifth day of July 1744, the parish priest interviewed Manuel Lorenzo, Yndio, widower of Ana Maria Canues [later Contreras], and the son of Diego Lorenso and Catarina Maria, Yndios, and his prospective bride, Maria Antonia. Maria Antonia was an Yndia, originally from Sienda de Trancas, daughter of Joseph Antonio and Maria de Ursula, both deceased, and the widow of Vicente de la Cruz.
Context: Fortunately, the names of the parents given in Lorenzo’s first and second marriage are identical: Diego Lorenzo and Catarina Maria. The mother of Julian (born in 1749) is Antonia, the second wife of Lorenzo. Sienda de Trancas is a reference to the Hacienda de Las Trancas in Dolores Hidalgo.
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| Ancestor No. 25: Maria Antonia |
| Daughter of Joseph Antonio (50) and Maria de Ursula (51) |
| Baptized: Unknown Date • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married (1): Unknown Date • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Vicente de la Cruz) |
| Married (2): July 25, 1744 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Maria Antonia) |
| Casta Classification at Second Marriage: Indian |
Context: Little is known about Maria Antonia’s life before 1744 except for the names of her parents.
| Ancestor No. 26: Pasqual de los Reyes Robles |
| Son of Onofre de la Cruz (52) and Angelina Matiana (53) |
| Baptized: May 27, 1733 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: Circa 1751 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Antonia Elena Marquez) |
| Died: June 25, 1767 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Casta Classification at Baptism: Indian |
| Casta Classification at Burial: Mestizo |
The Baptism of Pascual de los Reyes (1733)
On the 27th of the month of May of the year 1733, in the Parish of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Brother Luis de Weue, vicarate and deputy priest, baptized solemnly, exorcised and poured oil and chrism on an infant child who I gave the name Pascual de los Reies, Yndio, seven days from birth, legitimate son of Onofre de la Cruz and Angelina Matiana, Yndios and residents of San Gabriel…
Context: Pascual de los Reyes appears to have taken on the surname Robles later in life. His marriage with Antonia Elena Marquez was not located. It may have been stored in a different place since he was Indian and she was Spanish as noted in the 1752 baptism of their son, Miguel Antonio Joseph.
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The Burial of Pasqual de los Ryes Robles (1767)
In the Margin: Pasqual de los Reyes Robles, mestiso from this Congregation, in the chapel of this parish.
Text: In the Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, on the 25th day of the month of June of the year 1767, I, Father Ygnacio de La Campa, deputy priest, of the Parish Church in the first section, with a High Cross, candles, and mass of the present body of Lunosna's burial to the body of Pasqual de Los Reyes Robles, a mestizo of this Congregation and Chapel Master who was in this parish, widower of Maria Antonia Marques, and the sacrament of extreme unction was administered to him and for the record, I signed it…
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| Ancestor No. 27: Maria Antonia Elena Marquez |
| Daughter of Pasqual Robles (54) and Maria Antonia Marquez (55) |
| Baptized: May 5, 1733 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Married: Unknown Date • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Pasqual de los Reyes Robles) |
| Died: May 1, 1760 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Casta Classification: Española at Baptism and Burial |
Context: In the marriage record of her children, Maria Antonia Marquez was also referred to as Maria Antonia Elena Marquez. In the baptism of one of her sons, it was stated that she was Spanish and that her husband was an Indian.
The Baptism of Maria Antonia Elena Márquez Vázquez (1733)
On the 5th day of the month of May of the year 1733, in this parish church of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, I, Father Miguel de Villanueva, priest for here, baptized solemnly and exorcised and poured oil on an infant girl and gave her the name Maria Antonia Elena, Española, seven days from birth from the legitimate marriage of Joseph Marques and Micaela Basquez, residents of San Cristoval.
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The Burial of Maria Antona Marquez (1760)
In the Margin: Maria Antonia Marquez, Española from here.
Text: In the Congregation of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, on the First day of the month of May of the year of Our Lord of 1760, I, Father Joseph Manuel Portal, vicarate and deputy priest, in the body of this parish church performed the ecclesiastic burial of the body of an adult named Maria Antonia Marquez, Española, neighbor of this said congregation and making a widower of Pasqual de Robles…
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The Great-Great-Grandparents of Maria Carlotta Moreno
| Ancestor No. 48: Diego Nicolas Lorenzo |
| Married: Jan. 8, 1710 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Catalina de la Cruz) |
| Ancestor No. 49: Catarina (Maria) de la Cruz |
| Casta Classification: Indigenas |
The Marriage of Nicolas Lorenzo (1710)
In the Margin: Nicolas Lorenzo with Catalina de la Cruz
Text: In 1710 on the 8th of January of the month of January, in the Church… I married Nicolas Lorenzo and Catalina de la Cruz, indigenas…
Context: Catarina and Catalina are considered the same name in colonial Mexican records. Catalina was given the surname “de la Cruz” at the time of her marriage, but it is not clear that she carried that name through life. In the marriages of her son, she was referred to as “Catarina Maria.”
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| Ancestor No. 52: Onofre de la Cruz |
| Son of Alonso Juan (104) and Catharina Juana (105) |
| Baptized: May 8, 1705 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato |
| Marriage Presentation: May 23, 1728 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Angela Maria) |
| Married: June 9, 1728 • Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato (to Angela Maria) |
| Casta Classification at Baptism and Marriage: Indian |
The Baptism of Onofre (1705)
In the Margin: Onofre, Yndio of Manito.
Text: In the year of Our Lord of the said day and month [May 8, 1705) in the Church of the Parish of Dolores Hidalgo, the priest baptized and poured holy oil and chrism on an infant six days after birth who was given the name Onofre, legitimate son of Alonso Juan and Caterina Juana, Yndios, married and residents of Manito.
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The Presentation of Juan Onofre and Angela Maria (1728)
In the Congregation of the Parish of Dolores Hidalgo on the 23rd of May of 1728, before the priest stood Juan Onofre de la Cruz, Yndio of Santa Clara, legitimate son of Juan Alonzo (deceased) and Chatalina de la Cruz, stating that he wanted to contract in marriage with Angela Maria, legitimate daughter of Ysidro Peres and Maria Magdalena, residents of San Gabriel…
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The Marriage of Juan Onofre and Angela Maria (1728)
In the Margin: Juan Onofre and Angela Maria
Text: On the said day of the said year [June 9, 1728], I married and veiled Juan Onofre, Yndio of Santa Clara, with Angela Maria, resident of San Gabriel…
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