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: The list continues with soldiers as offered by Captain Don Juan Carlos de… Read More »1671-1674 Lists of Soldiers Durango Mexico
1711 Lists of Presidio Soldiers at the Real de San Jose del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico (Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01001011). This area had significant silver mines during the colonial period. Captain Mathias de Leon y Herrera List of Soldiers in the company… Read More »1711 Lists of Soldiers at Real de San Jose del Parral
July 1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos, Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya Testimony regarding the inspection procedures, troop assignments, and accounting of payments to the soldiers of the San Francisco de Conchos Presidio (Translated from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01001013). List of… Read More »1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos
1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. Transcribed from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01002020. The Royal Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi was… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi
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.) The Royal Presidio… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos
I love when the priest included a diagram of the Consanguinity or Affinity in the Catholic Church marriage diligence. In this case the issue is one of Affinity not Consanquinity. Affinity refers to familial relationships created through marriage; the relationship… Read More »Catholic Church Example of Affinity
For those doing genealogy for Mexican relatives or who have traced ancestors to Mexico the information that is available is some of the best out there. Records kept by the Catholic church in Mexico are a treasure trove of data… Read More »Mexican Genealogy a Treasure Trove of Information