María de la Luz Lucero

María married Eusebio Santos de Luna, son of Bernardo Paulo de Luna and María Catarina García de Noriega, in 1797. (Eusebio Santos de Luna was born in 1775 in Alameda, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴⁰ and was christened on 4 Nov 1775 in Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸ Eusebio [Ignacio] de Luna and María de la Luz Lucero, Albuquerque, 22 Nov 1796-10 Jan 1797 . AHAD-98, f. 592-596

Eusebio de Luna, español, 22, was the legitimate son of Bernardo de Luna and Catalina García. Maria de la Luz Lucero, 18, española, was the legitamate daughter of late Miguel Lucero and Rosalía Abieyta. All were natives and citizens of Alburquerque.

Witness: José Apodaca, 72, citizen of Alburquerque, outlined how the couple was related in the fourth degree (third cousins) of consanguinity as follows:

Witnesses:
Bernardo López, 77, citizen of Alburquerque
Alonso García, 66, citizen of the mission of Isleta
Father Guerra entered baptismal records into the proceedings.

In Alburquerque, at San Felipe de Neri, on June 1774, fray Manuel de Vega baptized an infant born on the 5 of the same month named Eusebio Ignacio, the legitimate son of Bernardo de Luna and Catalina García. His padrinos were Cristóbal Jaramillo and his wife Petrona García, both citizens of Alburquerque.

Another record from the same church was dated 12 April 1777. Fray Andrés García Jurado baptized a nine-day-old baby named María de la Luz, the legitimate daughter of Miguel Lucero and Bárbara Abeytia. José Ortiz and his wife Mónica Durán were padrinos. All were citizens of Alburquerque. Witnesses for the accuracy of the baptismal certifications were Miguel López and Juan Domingo Archuleta, both citizens of New Mexico.

On 12 Jan 1797, Bishop Olivares y Benito granted dispensation.