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1796 Census of Arivechi Sonora

    Transcription of the 1796 Census of the Spanish and townspeople of “Rason” of the Pueblo de Arivechi “Padrone de la Gente Espanola y de Rason de esta Pueblo de Aribechi”. (Rason / Razon meaning Hispanicized or Christianized townspeople.)

    Families in the Census:

    1. Don Manuel Ygnacio Barra y Ribera, Spanish 60 years old, married to Maria Contreras Opata Indian 58 years old. Grandchildren: Maria Mapima Collota 21 years old, Alonso 4 years old and Josef 2 years old.
    2. Salbador Ause, Collote 38 years old, married to Maria Luisa Balencia, Collota 27 years old. Children: Josef Merced 8 years old, Geronimo 5 years old, and Maria Gertrudes 2 years old.
    3. Josef Nolasco Acuña, Spanish 44 years old, married to Maria Dolores Figueroa, Spanish 39 years old. Children: Maria Gertrudes 18 years old, Jose Francisco de Ylaño, Maria del Carmen 14 years old, Maria Candelaria 12 years old, Ygnacio 8 years old, Narisode 7 years old, Maria Candida 6 years old, Maria Loreto 4 years old, and Francisco Salas 6 months old.
    4. Josef Martines, Collote 25 years old, married to Maria Guadalupe Macarane, Collota 20 years old. Children: Andrea 3 years old and Maria Gertrudes 3 months old.
    5. Francisco Xavier Molina, Spanish 60 years old, married to Maria Garcia, Spanish 40 years old. Children: Antonia Rita 29 years old, Maria del Rosario 26 years old, Maria Luisa 20 years old, Josef Antonio 19 years old, and Josef Mariano 12 years old.
    6. Josef Antonio Ancheta, Spanish 53 years old, married to Nicolasa Tomayo Moreno 37 years old. Children: Anna Maria 7 years old, Felipe 6 years old, Maria Ygnacia 4 years old, and Josef 2 years old. Also living with them Josef Bermudes 8 years old.
    7. Juan Josef Asedo, Spanish 57 years old, married to Maria Gertrudes Martines, Collota 54 years old. Children: Maria Josefa 15 years old, Bautista 14 years old and Josef 9 years old.
    8. Don Josef Arguelles, Spanish 26 years old, married to Maria Augustina Flores, Spanish 21 years old. Children: Maria del Carmen 4 years old, Maria 6 months old.
    9. Don Josef Ramon de Oro y Villa, Spanish 50 years old, married to Josefa Tamayo y Moreno 28 years old.
    10. Francisco Quiros, Spanish 22 years old, married to Bonifacia Tamayo Moreno, 20 years old. Children: Maria Antonia 2 years old and Josef 3 months old.
    11. Christobal Renteria, Mulato 60 years old, married to Maria Delgado, 60 years old.
    12. Manuel Ribas, Collote 57 years old, married to Maria Estrada, Collota 37 years old. Children: Maria Josefa 6 years old and Juana 8 years old.
    13. Santiago Balencia, Collote 4 years old, married to Maria Lopes, Collota 41 years old. Children: Josef Domingo 14 years old, Josef Pedro 10 years old and Maria Anna 9 years old.
    14. Juan Antonio Molina, Spanish 29 years old, married to Josefa Tamayo Moreno 31 years old. Children: Maria Guadalupe 16 years old, Josef Maria 12 years old, Francisco 10 years old, Luis 5 years old, Felipe 3 years old, and Maria 1 year old.
    15. Juan Miguel Enriques, Collote 30 years old, married to Josefa Garcia, Spanish 31 years old. Children: Josef Miguel 9 years old, Maria Guadalupe 8 years old, and Francisco 3 years old.
    16. Bartolo Cardoba, Collote 40 years old, married to Maria Margarita Enriques, Collota 38 years old. Children: Maria 12 years old, Marie Dorotea 8 years old, Josef Vicente 6 years old, Francisco 4 years old, and Antonio 8 months old.
    17. Josef Mensor, Collote 51 years old, married to Maria Gertrudes Alday, Opata Indian 56 years old.
    18. Josef Antonio Garcia, Spanish 36 years old, married to Maria Concepcion Parades, 26 years old. Children: Maria Gertrudes 8 years old, Josef Vicente 6 years old, Josef 4 years old, and Josef Romualdo 4 months old.
    19. Rafael Campa, Collote 30 years old, married to Gertrudes Games, Collota 20 years old. Child: Juan 8 months old.
    20. Josef Manuel Casares, Spanish 30 years old, married to Maria Francisca Torres, Spanish 22 years old.
    21. Carlos Ramires, Collote 37 years old, married to Manuela Treja, Collota 46 years old. Children: Josef Nasario 14 years old, Francisco 12 years old, Rafaela 9 years old, Juan Josef 2 years old.
    22. Rafael Cardnas, Collote 32 years old, married to Rosa Mendes, Collota 38 years old. Children: Maria 4 years old, Ramona 10 years old, Ygnacia 2 years old.
    23. Juan Antonio Games, Collote 54 yeas old, married to Juana Maria Misgues, Collota 36 years old. Children: Anna Maria 10 years old.
    24. Josef Miguel Casillas, Collote 40 years old, married to Ana Maria Miranda, Opata India 30 years old.
    25. Josef Games, absent, Collote 50 years old, married to Rita Crus, Spanish 37 years old. Children: Maria 14 years old, Juan Luis 13 years old, Maria Josefa 11 years old, and Pedro 8 years old.
    26. Josef Carrosero, Collote 23 years old, married to Maria Meneses. Child: Josef 1 year old.
    27. Luis Cordoba, Collote 31 years old, married to Monica Macarano, Collota 26 years old. Child: Josef Antonio 2 years old.

    Widows in the Census:

    1. Thomas Garcia, Spanish 51 years old, single. Niece: Ysabel Gonsales, Spanish 26 years old, single. His protégé Paulino Moraga, Collote 10 years old, single.
    2. Maria Victoria Arriola, widow, Collota 54 years old. Children: Bartolo Ramires Collote, 26 yeas old, single, Josef, Collote 18 years old, single, and Maria Collota, 13 years old, single.
    3. Antonio Grijalba, widow, Spanish 58 years old. Children: Maria Vicenta 31 years old, Maria Antonia 29 years old, Maria Gertrudes 26 years old, Maria de la Lus 21 years old, Josef Maria 19 years old and Maria de Jesus 16 years old.
    4.  Maria Antonia Soto, widow, Collota 48 years old. Children: Josef 12 years old, Maria Luarda 11 years old, Maria 8 years old, Geronimo 6 years old, and Maria Getrudes, 4 years old.
    5. Maria Josefa Campa, widow, Collota 51 years old. Children: Luis 21 years old, Maria Getrudes 12 years old, and Josef 11 years old.
    6. Maria Antonia Asedo, widow, Spanish 54 years old. Children: Maria Josefa 23 years old, Juan Josef 23 years old, and Bartolo 19 years old. Dependent: Juana Maria Paredes, Collota 16 years old.
    7. Maria Barbara Cota, Spanish 58 years old. Children: Juan Maria 30 year old and Antracio 26 years old.
    8. Juana Maria, widow, Spanish 58 years old.
    9. Antonio Campos, widow, collote 60 years old. Children: Felipe, collote 18 years old, single and Juan, collote 12 years old, single.
    10. Maria Encarnacion Robles, widow, 80 years old. Child: Josef 54 years old, single.
    11. Maria Antonia Castillo, widow, collota 50 years old. Child: Maria Ygnacia, collota 16 years old, single.
    12. Maria Dolores Prieto, widow, collota 31 years old. Children: Maria Felipa 16 years old and single, Maria Gorgoniade 19 years old and single, Maria Veralda 12 years old and single, Maria Francisca 10 years old and single, and Maria Esquipulas 4 years old.
    13. Anna Maria Flores, window, collota 40 years old.
    14. Rosaria Acuña, widow, Spanish 21 years old.
    15. Bartolo Coto, Spanish 47 years old, single.

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