Diego de Padilla Captain

  Noted events in his life were:

• Information. ²⁵⁰
The marriage of María Vásquez Baca and Diego Padillia produced eight know children, and are the common ancestors for many Native New Mexicans.

• Background Information. ²⁵²
Diego de Padilla came to New México and married to Catalina Guitérrez de Salazar on 3 Nov 1706. She died, and Diego married María Vásquez Baca, also of Bernillilo, in 1713. They were wedding sponsors together as late as 1730.

Diego made his last will in 1736 at El Puerto de San Andres, Isleta jurisdiction, where he lived and acquired property, known as "lo de Padilla." He named one son by his first wife, Pedro Nolasco, and also an older natural son, both born prior to his first marriage by reared by him, who went under the name Luis Suazo.

María Vásquez Baca, Diego Padilla's second wife, bore him eight children: Francisco, 24 and executor of his will; Manuela, wife of Francisco Cháves; Diego, 17 at the time of the will; Nicolás, 14; Bernardo, 12; Tomasa, 8; Pedro, 6; and María Barbara, 3.

Of these children, Francisco married Isabel Baca on March 13, 1732; Manuela married Francisco Xavier Chávez on September 29, 1735; Diego married María Luisa Chávez; she died on December 23, 1741 ; Bernardo married Quiteria Chávez after she had illegitimate children; Tomasa became the wife of Tomás Chávez, December 3, 1742; Pedro, born May 26, 1731, married Victoria Chávez, January 28, 1755; María, born August 29, 1733,16 must have died young; María Barbara, born February 27, 1735, married Antonio Chávez, April 13, 1750. Pedro, referred to as the "seventh child," sold his father's estate to Clemente Gutiérrez in 1768.

~ Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, p. 253 (Kindle Locations 11289-11304)

• Web Reference: Diego Padilla ~ Will of 1737.
Diego Padilla mentions in his will that his first wife was Catarina Guitérrez who was deceased. During their marriage, they raised a son, Pedro Nolasco Padilla, who was also deceased at this time. He names his second wife, María Váquez and their children: Francisco, Manuela, Diego, Nicolás, Bernardo, Tomasa, Pedro and María. He mentions that his daughter, Manuela, is married to Francisco Xavier Chaves. He mentions that he has an illigitimate son, Luis Suazo, who was born before he married María Vásquez.

Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I, Twitchell 685, Reel 8, Frames 1256-1310

Diego married María Vásquez de Lara, daughter of José Vásquez de Lara and María Magdalena Baca, on 18 Sep 1713 in Bernalillo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁴⁸.^,252 (María Vásquez de Lara was born about 1692.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
18 Aug 1713. Bernalillo. Diego de Padilla (25), español, native of El Paso del Norte where he was married to Catrina Gutierrez, deceased, son of Captain José de Padilla and María López, both deceased, and María Vásquez, española, native of New Mexico, daughter of José Vásquez and María Baca, deceased. Witnesses: José de Quintana, notary; José López (70), Antonio Gallegos (35), Vicente García (25), and Antonio Montoya (24) who said that the groom had been married to a first cousin of his. Pair married, Sept 18, 1713, with witnesses Captain Tiburcio de Ortega, Captain Diego Montoya, Captain Antonio Baca and wife María de Aragón.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1441

Diego had a relationship with Native American Servant.

Diego had a relationship Unkown Suzo.