María Josefa Chávez

María married Juan de la Trinidad Varela Jaramillo, son of Manuel Antonio Varela Jaramillo and María de la Concepción Durán y Chávez, Shortly After 20 Mar 1794 in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴³⁸ (Juan de la Trinidad Varela Jaramillo was baptized on 7 Jun 1771 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸ Juan de la Trinidad Varela and María Josefa Chaves, Alburquerque, 23 November 1793-20 March 1794, AHAD-97, f. 636-41

Juan de la Trinidad Varela, 23, español, was the legiitimate son of Antonio Varela and the late [María] Concepción Chaves. María Josefa Chaves, 17, eespañola, was the legitimate daughter of Santiago Chaves and Marfa Luisa Páez, all citizens of Alburquerque. Varela stated that the couple was related in the third and fourth degree of consanguinity.

Witnesses: Jose de Apodaca, 73, explained the relationship as follows:

	Fernando Chaves
Pedro Chaves	siblings	Antonio Chaves
Francisco Chaves	2nd degree	Santiago Chaves
Concepción Chaves	3rd degree	María Josefa Chaves
Juan de la Trinidad Varela	3rd & 4th degrees

Alonso García, 65, parishioner at San Felipe de Neri
Cristóbao Jaramillo, 55

Father Guerra forwarded the proceedings to Durango including baptism certifications as follow:

At the mission of San Agustín de la Isleta on 7 Jun 1771, fray Estanislao Mariano de Marulanda baptized Juan de la Trinidad, the legitimate son of Antonio Varela and María Chaves. His godparents were Manuel García and his wife, Ursula Durán, all citizens of that
jurisdiction.

In Albuquerque, at the church of San Felipe Neri on 25 Aug 1776, fray Manuel Rojo baptized an infant two days old who was given the name of María Josefa, the legitimate daughter of Santiago Chaves and María Luisa Páez. Her godparents were José Sanchez and his wife, María Ugnacia Gabaldón, all citizens of Alburquerque.

In Durango on 23 March Bishop Tristán granted a dispensation, ordering the couple to pay a penance of 9 pesos 3 reales to be applied to the construction of the poor churches in his bishopric.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799, pp. 118-119