Juan Cruz García

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Plaza 3 of Alburquerque 1790

#128 Florencio Candelaria (possible brother to María de la Luz in household #129), mestizo, 48, shoemaker; married to María Victoria Durán, mestizo, 28; with one son age one; and four daughters, ages fifteen, nine, eight and three.

#129 Juan Cruz García, mestizo, 30, day laborer; married to María de la Luz Candelaria (possible sister of Florencio in household #128), mestiza, 40; with three sons, ages twelve, eight and five; and two daughters, ages seven and five.

New Mexican Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 * 1823 * 1845, p. 8

Juan married María de la Luz Candelaria, daughter of Miguel Candelaria and María Marta Perea, on 15 Feb 1782 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²³ (María de la Luz Candelaria was born about 1752 in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
15 Feb 1782, Alburquerque. Juan Cruz García (21), son of Francisco García and Rosa Griego, and María Candelaria (30), widow of Celedonio Hurtado.

Witnesses: Manuel Fernández (30), Salvador García (32), José Martín (33), Ysidro Durán (28).

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, vol. 4, p. 606

  Marriage Notes:

San Felipe de Neri Alburquerque Marriages, p. 41
Padrinos: Juan Griego y Patrona Saavedra ⁴¹²