María Concepción Torres

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Simón Quintana, español, 39, farmer; with his wife, María Torres, española, 36; one son age 18; and one daughter, age 7.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 * 1823 * 1845, p. 85.

María married Simón Tadeo Quintana, son of Nicolás Quintana and María Ana Herrera, on 22 Feb 1767 in Santa Clara Pueblo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁵⁰⁹ (Simón Tadeo Quintana was baptized on 7 Nov 1745 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³²⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
2 Feb 1767, Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Simón Tadeo Quintana (22), español, son of Nicolás Quintana and Mariana Herrera, and María Torres (20), española of Chama, daughter of Salvador Torres and Catarina Naranjo.

Withnesses: Manuel de Arteaga, notary; Joaquín Mestas (29), Simón Martín (25) of Chimayo, José Sánchez (49), José Manzanares (24).

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, vol. 8, p. 1509.