Rafael Chávez

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1802, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷⁰
Third Plaza of los Chaves, related families:

don Miguel Gavaldón and his wife Gertrudis Chaves (sister of Juan José); with two sons, José Miguel Gavaldón, Manuel Gavaldón

Juan José Chávez and his wife Ana María Aragon

Antonio Chaves (son of Juan José and Ana María)

Rafael Chaves (son of Juan José and Ana María)

Juan García with his wife Bárvara Chávez (daughter of Juan José and Ana María)

Joaquín Padilla with his wife Pasquala Chávez

José Carlos Gavaldón with his wife María Josefa García

José Mariano Chávez

Pedro Chávez (brother of Juan José, husband of Rafaela Lovera)

Rafaela Lovera (wife of Pedro Chávez)

Soledad Chávez (daughter of Pedro and Rafaela)

Antonio José Chávez

Antonio Gavaldón (Miguel's brother)

Bentura Gonzales with his wife María Catarina Serna (Pablo's sister)

María Petra Gonzales (Bentura's sister)

Ángel Francisco Chaves (brother of Juan José) with his wife, María Bárvara Aragón (Ana María Aragón's sister)

Pablo Serna (Catarina's brother) with his wife María Gertrudis Chávez (natural daughter of María Chávez)

María de la Lus Velásquez

Juana María Jaramillo

Santiago Chaves (brother of Juan José) with his wife Luz García

José Enrique Chaves (son of Santiago and Luz)
Rosalía Chaves

Manuel de Jesús Chaves

Juan de Jesús Chaves (son of Santiago and Luz)

José Gavaldón (son of Miguel and Gertrudis) and his wife María Josefa Aragón (Ana María's sister)

Juan Gavaldón (son of José and María Josefa)

María Gavaldón (daughter of José and María Josefa)

Vicente Chávez (son of Juan José and Ana María)

Ana María Chávez (daughter of Vicente)

María Josefa Chávez

Salvador Aragón

Juana Chaves

Spanish and Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, p. 140

• Census: Mexican, in 1827, in Sabinal, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico. ²⁷⁰
Rafael Chabes, Lorenza Silba, Benito Chabes, Pedro Chabes, Narcisa Chabes, Guadalupe Chabes, Perfect (n.s.)

Spanish and Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, p. 252

Rafael married María Ysabel Baca, daughter of Juan Dioniso Baca and María Rita Pino, on 14 Jul 1812 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (María Ysabel Baca was born about 1797 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
1 Jul 1812, Belén. Rafael Chaves (20), español, son of José Chaves and Ana María Aragón, both deceased, and Ysabel Baca (15), daughter of Leonisio Baca and Rita Pino.

Witnesses: don José Estanislao Hernádez (53), don Eulogio Saez (58).

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 327

  Marriage Notes:

Matrimonios de Immaculate Concepcón de Tomé y Nuestra Señora de Belén, p. 41
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Rafael next married Lorenza Silva, daughter of Buenaventura Silva and Antonia Rita Torres, on 30 May 1818 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (Lorenza Silva was born in 1792 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
14 May 1818, Belén. Rafael Chaves (34), español, widoed of doña María Ysabel Baca, and María Lorenza Silva (30), widow of Francisco Montoya.

Witnesses: Francisco Luna (45), José Márquez.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 331

  Marriage Notes:

Matrimonios de Immaculate Concepcón de Tomé y Nuestra Señora de Belén, p. 48 ⁴⁶