María de la Concepción Chávez

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptismal Record: ⁴³⁸
Alburquerque on 21 Jun 1790, Father Guerra baptized two-day-old Maria de la Concepcion, the legitimate daughter of Ygnacio Chávez and Ursula Sánchez. Her godparents were Pedro Chávez and his wife, Catarina Baca.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 85

María married Vicente Baca, son of Mariano Baca and Teresa Sánchez, Shortly after 19 Nov 1810 in Río Abajo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ⁴³⁸ (Vicente Baca was born 8 Mah 1785 in Los Padillas, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 12 May 1785 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España. ⁴³⁸)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸
Vicente Baca and María de la Concepcion Chaves, Alburquerque, 18-19 Nov 1810, AHAD- 365, f. 457-60.

Vicente Baca, español, 24, was the legitimate son of the late Mariano Baca and Teresa Sánchez, citizens of Alburquerque. María de la Concepción Chaves, 20, española, was the legitimate daughter of the late Ygnacio Chaves and Ursula Sanchez, citizens of Alburquerque. The couple wac; related in the third degree of consanguinity.

When questioned by Father Guerra, Vicente testified that María was very poor. María added that her father was dead, and her mother had lost her mind. Both were related to most of the - people in the area.

Witnesses:
Pedro Padilla, 80, citizen of Belén, stated that Maria had given birth to a child because of her illicit relations with Vicente.
Isidoro Anaya, 60, citizen of Alburquerque.
Paulino López, also of Alburquerque, 62.

Father Guerra foewarded his findings to Durango for review on 19 Nov 1810.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 85