Bernardo Durán y Chávez

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish, 1750, Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ²⁷⁰
Sitio de Gutierres
Household #121

Bernardo Chávez, Spanish age 33
María Quintana, Spanish age 26
Juana Tomasa, age 13
Miguel Antonio, age 11
Toribio, age 9
Polonia, age 7
Bernardo, age 5
Angel Francisco, age 2

The Spanish & Mexican Census of New Mexico, 1750-1830, p. 82

Bernardo married María Francisca Quintana, daughter of José de Quintana and Antonia Luján Domínguez, on 18 Sep 1737 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.³⁹² (María Francisca Quintana was born about 1724, died in Apr 1761 in Los Padillas, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was buried on 27 Apr 1761 in Los Padillas, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Marriage Notes:

New México Marriages, Santa Fé - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light (La Castrense) 1728-1857. p. 8 ³⁹²

Bernardo next married Maria de La Luz Benavidez on 20 Apr 1762 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸ (Maria de La Luz Benavidez was born about 1734 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁴⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
20 Apr 1762, Isleta. Don Bernardo Durán y Chaves (42), español of San Clemente, son of Captain don Nicolás Durán y Chaves and doña Juana Montaño of San Clemente, and María de la Luz (28), india de Nacion Apache. Witnesses: Mateo José Pino, notary; Sr. Juan Francisco Moya (45), Sr. Antonio Varela (43) of Tomé, Sr. Joaquín Bustos (30) of Santa Cruz.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 308

Bernardo next married Maria Josefa Nuñez on 15 Aug 1771 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.³⁴ (Maria Josefa Nuñez was born about 1731 in Ciudad de Méjico, Nueva España ²⁴⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
5 Aug 1771, Isleta, Don Bernardo Durán y Chaves (55), español of Puesto de North Sra. de Guadalupe, widowed of María Luz Benavides, son of Captain don Nicolás Durán y Chaves, deceased and doña Juana Montaño, and María Josefa Nuñez (40), españo, naive of Mexico City and widow of Cristóbal Chaves, residing at Puesto de San Andres. Witnesses: Juan Francisco Baca, Notary; Domingo Chaves (32), español and nephew of groom, Diego Antonio Baca (23), español of Tomé.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 313

  Marriage Notes:

San Agustín de la Isleta Marriages and Baptisms, p. 17, 15 Aug 1771, Bernardo Chaves, widow of María, Apache; marries María Josefa Nuñez, widow of Cristóbal Chaves. ³⁴