1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de San Phelipe y Santiago de Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. (Transcribed from the Fondo Colonial Collection, AHMPFCC01002021.)
- Lieutenant Francisco Ygnacio Gomez Robledo with his arms, horses and a mule
- Ensign Juan Bautista de Anssa with his arms, horses and a mule
- Sergeant Diego Lainez (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Squad Corporal Francisco Pacheco with his arms, horses and a mule
- Squad Corporal Francisco Griego with his arms, horses and a mule
- Guard Corporal Juan Lopez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Ensign Don Joseph Gomez de Silva with his arms, horses and a mule
- Xpttoval Fontes with his arms, horses and a mule
- Saluador Dominguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Antonio Luzero with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Rodriguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Gregorio Barela with his arms, horses and a mule
- Miguel Luzero with his arms, horses and a mule
- Xpttoval Ybarra (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Andres Ruiz with his arms, horses and a mule
- Bernardo Romero (absent) with his horses and a mule
- Simon Madrid (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Manuel de la Peña (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Pedro Santos Carauafel (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Blas de Medina with his arms, horses and a mule
- Lucas Barna with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Espindola (absent) with his horses and arms
- Caettano Madrid (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Miguel Romero (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Timotteo de Solis (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Nicolas Moreno with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Ruiz (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Grijalva with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Dominguez (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Saluador Mizquia (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Montaño with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph del Chaves (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Matthias Marquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Marcial Gomez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Josef Luran (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan de Dios Barrios with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Marquez Rodriquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Pedro Xaramillo with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Marquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Thomas Lopez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Augustin de Espindola with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Joseph de Alvisu (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Madrid with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Xavier Rodriguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Xavier de la Parra with his arms, horses and a mule
- Dionicio Lainez (absent) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Zambrano with his arms, horses and a mule
- Anttonio Contreras with his arms, horses and a mule
- Don Pedro Bezerra Nietto with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Moreno Clarinero with his arms, horses and a mule
The Royal Presidio at San Felipe y Santiago de Janos was founded after the town of Janos in northern Sonora, after the Mission at Janos was destroyed in 1680 by Apache Indians.
1767 Map of Janos by Jose de Urrutia from the National Historical Park Tumacacori
Janos soldier number 2 in the list, Juan Bautista de Anssa, is the father of Juan Bautista de Anza who headed the de Anza Expeditions into present day California.
Second List of Soldiers
Later in the same Fondo Collection AHMPFCC01002021 is a second list of soldiers at the Presidio. This list includes the same men, but is very useful to see the ways name can be spelled differently and to see who was present or absent when these lists were created.
On the tenth day of April of the year seventeen hundred and twenty-three, in order to conduct a review of the soldiers of this garrison, those who were present appeared, and together with those absent who were serving the king, they numbered the following:
- Lieutenant Francisco Ygnacio Gomez Robledo with his arms, horses and a mule
- Ensign Juan Buatista de Ansa with his arms, horses and a mule
- Sergeant Diego Laines (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Squad Corporal Francisco Griego with his arms, horses and a mule
- Guard Corporal Juan Lopez de Ocanto with his arms, horses and a mule
- Ensign Don Joseph Gomez de Sylba with his arms, horses and a mule
- Squad Corporal Francisco Pacheco with his arms, horses and a mule
- Christobal Fontes with his arms, horses and a mule
- Salbador Dominguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Antonio Luzero with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Rodriguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Gregorio Barela with his arms, horses and a mule
- Miguel Luzero with his arms, horses and a mule
- Christobal Ybarra with his arms, horses and a mule
- Andres Ruiz with his arms, horses and a mule
- Bernardo Romero (absent from service) with his horses and a mule
- Simon Madrid (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Manuel de la Peña (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Pedro Carbajal (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Blas de Medina (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Lucas Barba (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Espindola (absent from service) with his horses and arms
- Cayettano Madrid (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Miguel Romero (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Thimotheo de Solis (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Nicolas Moreno with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Ruiz de Ynofos (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Grijalva with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Dominguez (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Salbador Mizquia (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Montaño with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph de Chaves (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Mathias Marquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Marcial Gomez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Josef Luran (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan de Dios Barrios with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Marquez Rodriquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Pedro Xaramillo with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Marquez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Thomas Lopez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Agustin de Espindola with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Joseph de Albisu (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Madrid with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Xavier Rodriguez with his arms, horses and a mule
- Francisco Xavier de la Parra with his arms, horses and a mule
- Dionicio Lainez (absent from service) with his arms, horses and a mule
- Joseph Zambrano with his arms, horses and a mule
- Antonio Contreras with his arms, horses and a mule
- Don Pedro Bezerra Nietto with his arms, horses and a mule
- Juan Moreno Clarinezo with his arms, horses and a mule
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