1671 – 1674 Lists of soldiers in Durango are included in this Fondo Collection record (AHMPFCC01001006).
In the city of Durango March 3, 1671
15 Soldiers Present:
- Captain Don Juan Carlos de Godoy with his horse and arms
- Ensign Nicolas Rodriguez with his horse and arms
- Lorenco Ruiz de la Paz with is horse and arms
- Francisco de Palabis with his horse and arms
- Mattias de Ortega with his horse and arms
- Juan Goncalez Maritto with his horse and arms
- Juan Laenz with his horse and arms
- Juan de Serra with his horse and arms
- Diego Rodriguez with his horse and arms
- Marcos de Solis his horse and arms
- Francisco de Ossorio his horse and arms
- Lucas Sanchez de Yracuacel his horse and arms
- Phelipe Rodriguez Rey his horse and arms
- Diego Ramos his horse and arms
- Joseph de la Mora his horse and arms
The list continues with soldiers as offered by Captain Don Juan Carlos de Goday, no information beyond name is provided in this portion:
- Lieutenant Blas Diaz Marroquin
- Andress de Sotto
- Joseph Perez
- Mattiass de Herrera
- Hernando Goncalez Campos
- Balenttin de Orozco
- Francisco Marroquin
- Joseph Belazquez
- Juan de Sossa
- Anttonio de Medina
- Marcos de Parra
- Juan de Vri Briesca
- Joseph de Vuttiaga
- Nicolas de Mercado
The third list in this record is from the city of Durango and is from April 7, 1671.
- Ensign Nicolas Rodriguez Rey with his horse and arms
- Felipe Rodriguez Rey with his horse and arms
- Diego Rodriguez Rey with his horse and arms
- Mattias de Ortega with his horse and arms
- Lorenco Ruiz de la Paz with his horse and arms
- Joseph Perez with his horse and arms
- Juan Laenz with his horse and arms
- Lucass Sanchez
- Francisco de Sorias
- Marcos de Soliss
- Juan Goncalez Maritto
- Joseph de la Mora
- Diego Ramires
This list separates into soldiers specifically listed as for defense.
- Lieutenant Blas Diaz Marroquin
- Andress de Sotto
- Mattias de Vvera
- Juan de Sierra
- Anttonio de Medina
- Ernando Goncalez Campos
- Balenttin de Orozco
- Juan de Ssosa
- Joseph del Velassco
- Francisco Diaz Marroquin
- Marcos de Parra
- Juan de Vibriessca
- Nicolas Barquez de Mercado
- Joseph de Vruttiaga
There are several more lists that include the same soldiers as above.
The July 30, 1671 list of soldiers has some new soldiers listed and additional information for some of the soldiers.
- Captain Don Juan Carlos de Goday with his weapons and mounted horse, armed with an arquebus and bullets.
- Ensign Nicolas Rodriguez with his weapons and mounted horse, armed with an arquebus and bullets.
- Sergeant Juan de Sossa, mounted on horseback and with weapons
- Francisco de Galauiz, mounted on horseback and with weapons
- Diego Rodriquez Rey
- Juan de Bribiezca
- Juan de Sierra
- Juan Goncalez Morito
- Marcos de Solis
- Lorenco Ruiz de la Paz
- Lucas Antonio Matienzo
- Diego Ramos
- Phelipe Rodriques Rey
- Francisco de Osorio
- Lucas Sanchez de Yrazaial
- Antonio de medina
- Joseph Perez
- Hernando Goncalez Campos
- Juan Saenz
- Santiago de Chaves
- Mathias de Ortega
- Joseph de Velazco
- Marcos de Parras
- Nicolas Bazquez de Mercado
- Joseph de Vrrutiaga
- Juan de la Mora
- Lieutenant Blaz Diaz Marroguin
- Andres de Soto
- Balentin de Horosco
- Mathias Herrera
Lists continue through this record.
One of the later lists from August 20, 1674 does provide some name changes in the list of soldiers.
- Captain Nicolas Rodriguez Rey
- Lieutenant Phelip Rodriguez Rey
- Benito de Perada
- Marcos de Parra
- Francisco Osorio
- Joseph Perez
- Juan Goncales Morrito
- Lorenco Ruiz de la Paz
- Diego Rodriguez Rey
- Juan Rodriguez Rey
- Juan Saenz
- Hernando Goncalez Campos
- Joseph Velasco
- Nicolas Bazquez de Mercado
- Captain Don Pedro Garcia de Almajan
- Lieutenant Blas Diaz Marroguin
- Andres de Soto
- Antonio de Medina
- Ysidro Fz
- Ygnacio Diaz Marroguin
- Juan Diaz Marroguin
- Francisco Galaiuz
- Juan de Bribiezca
- Joseph de Vrugiaga
- Nicolas de Huita Vutiega
- Pasqual Bazques
- Diego Ramos
- Lucas Antonio Matienes
- Lucas Sanchez de Vragaual
The lists of soldiers present at different dates in Durango provides useful information for not only matching family migrations, but as the same name can are frequently spelled differently it allows for a month over month and year over year comparison of how the same names are spelled.
For example: Juan Goncalez Moritto and Juan Goncales Morrito and Juan Goncalez Morito. Same name, with slight spelling variations. This is frequently the case with Spanish / Mexican records and why you should never check the “Exact” box on a name when doing searches in Ancestry in these records.
It also helps find those who may be related to do further research on.
For example: Lieutenant Blas / Blaz Diaz Marroquin appears a number of times, but there is also a Francisco Diaz Marroquin, Ygnacio Diaz Marroquin and Juan Diaz Marroquin. As the latter two are in the 1674 list but not the earlier lists, they may be sons of Blas or Francisco and have come of age for military service.
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