Video: Don Pedro Antonio Baca, Ep. 1 of "L&D in Small Town NM"

  

I began a new series on my "Socorro Genealogist" YouTube channel called, "Life and Death in Small Town New Mexico." 

This video is the first of a series of vignettes on people who lived in and surrounding Socorro, New Mexico. My first vignette is about Don Pedro Antonio Baca. I read from his obituary published in the November 12, 1887 “Socorro Bullion” newspaper. He was the husband of my 4th great grandmother Maria Guadalupe Torres, although he was not my direct ancestor. Maria Guadalupe’s first husband Francisco Antonio Garcia was my direct ancestor. This obituary gives a great insight into the history of the Socorro Land Grant, its founders, and late 19th century small town New Mexico history.

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Baca and Garcia Jurado Ancestry of Socorro Land Grantees

As part of my research on the Socorro Land Grant, I have created several spreadsheets to organize information. One of those spreadsheets shows how each of the 60+ land grantees is descended from either Cristobal Baca or Ramon Garcia Jurado, the precursors of those respective families. The spreadsheet that is linked below demonstrates those links either through the person listed on the 1818 Donation List or through their spouse. 

Socorro Land Grantees based on 1818 Donation List

Black Sheep Story: Antonio Duran y Chaves

I love to read the diligencias matrimoniales (prenuptial investigation) of my ancestors. These records, as transcribed by Fray Angelico Chavez in his series "New Mexico Roots, Ltd." are a treasure trove of information. Not only can a researcher get marriage information that can not be found anywhere else, but sometimes one can get an interesting story or two. Such is the case for the prenuptial investigation of Antonio Duran y Chaves and his intended Juana Baca, that was conducted on 7 March 1718 in Bernalillo, New Mexico.

The first piece of information that I found interesting is that Juana Baca is listed as being of "unknown parentage". Through other sources, I know the situation of her birth: she was the illegitimate daughter of another Juana Baca. Although the record states that her parentage is unknown, it also mentions that Juana Baca (the younger) and her fiancee Antonio Duran y Chaves were related in the 3rd degree of consanguinity. How would they have known the two were related if her parents were unknown?

The story gets more interesting, though. It seems that Antonio Duran y Chaves had a little fling with one of Juana's unnamed relatives. He was seeking dispensation so that he could get married to Juana because he was related to Juana's cousin by the second degree of affinity, and also his own 4th degree of consanguinity.* Other reasons for the request: Juana was poor and feared for her reputation if her relatives were to die. Antonio was also charitable in taking her in, and was very fond of her. How sweet!

The couple was given their dispensation and were allowed to be married. However, Antonio was to pay penance for his sin. The groom's punishment for was to do manual labor at the church once a week for 4 months, beg alms for poor souls, donate 1,000 adobes each for the Albuquerque church and the Bernalillo cemetery, and personally make 100 adobes each for the Albuquerque and Bernalillo churches while working one whole week at each church. This punishment was to be warning to others who might commit the same sins as he.

Antonio Duran y Chaves and Juana Baca were my 6th great grandparents on my mother's side.

* Affinity means that he is related by marriage, or in this case intended marriage. Consanguinity means that he was related by blood. 2nd degree usually means 1st cousin, 3rd degree is often second cousin, and 4th degree is usually 3rd cousin. However, other relationships such as 1st cousin once removed, and second cousin once removed can be the basis for the 3rd and 4th degrees, respectively.

Sources:
Fray Angelico Chavez, New Mexico Roots, Ltd.: A Demographic Perspective from genealogical, historical and geographic data found in the Diligencias Matrimoniales or Pre-Nuptial Investigations (1678-1869) of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. (Santa Fe, New Mexico: typescript, 1982), volume 2, p. 305.

Fray Angelico Chavez, Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period: Revised Edition (Santa Fe: Museum of New Meixco Press, 1992), Kindle Edition. (Kindle Locations 6151-6156).

Name Change: Jose Chaves to Jose Anastacio Chaves

Recently, I was searching for the ancestors of Anna Maria de Soledad Chaves, who, along with her husband, Jose (Lugardo) Padilla, appears to be one of the early settlers of the Socorro Land Grant. A Jose Padilla is listed in the 1818 Navajo military campaign donation list that I use as an early enumeration of Socorro. Jose Padilla is a common name, so it is difficult to figure out exactly who this person was. I chose an early settler, Jose Padilla who was married to Maria Soledad Chavez. This couple adopted a young Native American child or adult woman by the name of Maria Soledad Rosalia Padilla. Members of the Navajo tribe sold her to this couple, which means that she was basically their slave. We will never know whether she was treated as a member of their family, or just a servant. Stories differ as to how families treated their "adopted children". Once adopted and baptized in the Catholic Church, they were supposed to be raised as Christians. Of course, many families did the least they had to do to honor this pledge, while others felt it was their duty to treat adopted children as their own.

I could not find any other adopted or biological children for this couple.

I found a Tome marriage record for Jose Lugardo Padilla and Ana Maria de Soledad Chaves, on 3 June 1798. I believe this to be the same couple as Jose Padilla and Maria Soledad Chavez. He was the son of Juan Domingo Padilla and Juana Rita Baca; while she was the daughter of Jose Anastacio Chaves (deceased) and Juana Baca. All were from Belen. I found Jose Lugardo's parents' marriage record in Laguna, and was at least able to figure out the ancestry of his father, if not his mother. Ana Maria de Soledad's parents were a different story. Then I came across a record that I believe solved the mystery, and changed the name I had for one of my ancestors.

Since Chaves is the name found among the founders of Albuquerque, I decided to look at the index of the book "Aqui Se Comienza" - a book that I myself contributed two chapters to. The book outlines the descendants of 20+ families. The index showed that Jose Anastacio Chaves could be found on page 100 of the book. On that page, it indicated that Jose Anastacio Chavez and his mother Antonia Baca were godparents in the Isleta Church baptism of Tomas Gallegos. I checked the Isleta baptism and marriage book published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society and discovered this to be correct.

Jose Chaves, the son of Antonio Duran y Chaves and Antonia Baca, was married to Juana Maria Baca, the daughter of Diego Domingo Baca and Juana Duran y Chaves (yes, they were not-so-distant cousins.) Their marriage was in 1758. The baptismal record that showed godparents Jose Anastacio Chaves with his mother was in 1753. The fact that he was baptizing a child with his mother most likely indicates that he was at least an adolescent and probably unmarried. Therefore, I believe that Jose Chaves and Juana Maria Baca are the same couple as Jose Anastacio Chaves who was married to Juana Baca.

This means that their daughter, Anna Maria de Soledad Chaves, is the sister of Luis Maria Chaves, who was married to Maria Isabel Padilla. This couple is another of the families I've discerned to be founders of the Socorro Land Grant based on the 1818 enumeration. Luis Maria Chaves and Maria Isabel Padilla are my 4th great grandparents - ancestors of my maternal grandfather Santiago Baca. I now know my 4th great-grandfather by a different name.

Below is a chart that shows the relationship between Jose Anastacio Chaves and his 3rd great-grandson Santiago Baca.

Sources:
Lila Armijo Pfeufer, Margaret Leonard Windham, and Evelyn Lujan Baca, New Mexico Baptisms San Miguel de Socorro Church: 1821-1853 (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1998), p. 18.

Raymond P. Salas extractor and Margaret Leonard Windham compiler, New Mexico Marriages Churces of Immaculate Conception of Tome and Our Lady of Belen (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 18.

"Microfilm # 16826: Laguna Baptisms, Marriages and Burials," database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 26 August 2017), Marriage Record: Juan Domingo Padilla and Juana Rita, 9 April 1771, image # 141.

Gloria M. Valencia et. al., editors, Aqui Se Comienza: A Genealogical History of the Founding Families of La Villa de San Felipe de Alburquerque (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2007), p. 100.

Lila Armijo Pfeufer, Margaret L. Buxton transcribers, Margaret Leonard Windham, and Evelyn Lujan Baca compilers, New Mexico Marriages and Baptisms San Agustin de la Isleta Church: Marriages 1726 to 1846, Baptisms 1730 to 1776, 1829 to 1842 (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1996), p. 133.
 In a baptismal record for Thomas Gallegos (baptized 17 January 1753), the godparents are listed as Joseph Anastacio Chabes and his mother Dona Antonia Baca.

Lila Armijo Pfeufer, Margaret L. Buxton transcribers, Margaret Leonard Windham, and Evelyn Lujan Baca compilers, New Mexico Marriages and Baptisms San Agustin de la Isleta Church: Marriages 1726 to 1846, Baptisms 1730 to 1776, 1829 to 1842 (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1996), p. 11. 

Memorial: Ignacio Baca - POW, World War II

I've written about my maternal grandfather's cousin PFC Ignacio Baca in a previous post. He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines, forced to march in what is now known as the Bataan Death March, became a prisoner of war in camp in Manchuria, and died in that prisoner of war camp. He is recognized by the Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Foundation of New Mexico.

Recently, I found a few records that pertain to his capture, death and burial. I've downloaded them on to my Evernote database, and share them with you here.

* In April 1943, the El Paso Herald Post published a list of soldiers from the Southwest who were captured by the Japanese. Click here to read the article.

* In June of the same year, the same newspaper announced that PFC Ignacio Baca, the son of Serito Baca, had died of an unspecified disease. Click here to read the article.

*  In 1947, the Albuquerque Journal announced that PFC Ignacio Baca was among the first war dead whose body was returned by the Japanese. Click here to read the article.

* Lastly, I found an application for Ignacio's tombstone on the Fold3 website. Click here to see the document.

All citations are provided in the links.

Lastly, I wish to share Ignacio's tombstone as it is shown on the Find a Grave website. Click here to view.

1908: Tragic Deaths Near Burley, New Mexico

In January and February of 1908, "The Socorro Chieftain" announced the deaths of four children Juan A. Baca and Bonifacia Castillo de Baca. One of the daughters was married. Their other children were a teenage boy, a five year old girl, and an infant.  They were all living near Burley, New Mexico, on Jose Chavez y Baca's ranch. All of the children were buried at a cemetery at the ranch.

Burley, New Mexico, was in the northwest corner of Socorro County, south of the Rio Salado, 15 miles west of Puertocito.

Source: Robert Julyan, The Place Names of New Mexico: Revised Edition (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998), p. 52.

Benito C. Baca Dead.

Juan A. Baca, a prominent citizen of the county residing at Burley, announces the death of his son, Benito C. Baca, after an illness of only two days at the family home on New Year's day at the age of fourteen years. The remains were laid to rest on the afternoon of January 3 in the cemetery on the ranch of Don Jose Chavez y Baca. The Chieftain united with the many other friends of the bereaved parents, Don Juan A. Baca and Dona Bonifacia Castillo de Baca, in expressions of heartfelt sympathy in their terrible loss.

Source: Anonymous, "Benito C. Baca Dead," obituary, The Socorro Chieftain (Socorro, New Mexico), 18 January 1908; online archives (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 27 December 2015).

Death's Harvest.

Don Juan A. Baca and wife, Dona Bonifacia Castillo de Baca, announce the death of their daughter, Trinidad Baca, on the 19th instant at the age of five years and of their infant daughter Petrita on the 21st instant at the age of nine months. The remains of both children are laid to rest in the cemetery of the ranch of Don Jose Chavez y Baca near Burley beside those of a younger brother who died on a few days before. Mr. and Mrs. Baca will have the keen sympathy of all to whom acknowledge of their terrible bereavement may come.

Source: "Death's Harvest," obituary, The Socorro Chieftain (Socorro, New  Mexico), 1 February 1908, death of Trinidad Baca (5 years old),  and Petrita Baca (9 months old); online archives  (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 21 March 2016).

Mrs. Vitorino Baca Dead.

Don Juan A. Baca of Burley writes the Chieftain of the fourth death which has occured in the family of himself and wife, Dona Bonifacia Castillo de Baca, within a short time. Their daughter, Felipita Baca, wife of Don Vitorino Lopez, died on the eighth instant at the age of 20 years, leaving her husband and infant son to mourn her loss. The remains were given burial last Sunday in the cemetery of the ranch of Don Jose Chavez y Baca, where three younger members of same family had been laid to rest only a short time before. The Chieftain extends heartfelt sympathy to the surviving members of the family so terribly bereaved.

Source: Anonymous, "Mrs. Vitorino Baca Dead," obituary, The Socorro Chieftain (Socorro, New Mexico), 15 February 1908; online archives (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 27 December 2015).

Official Election Results - from 1912 - Socorro County, New Mexico

In honor of Election Day, I decided to post these official voting returns for Socorro County - from 1912. This election happened a few days after New Mexico became a state. A number of these men were descendants of Socorro founders, or married to said descendants.

Official Election Returns on County Officers

Socorro County - County Commissioners. First District: J. S. Baca 1888; Emil Kiehne 1591; Second District: Leandro Baca 1747; Leopoldo Contreras 1723; Third District: Benito Belarde 1803; Harvey Richards 1697.

Probate Judge: Misaias Baca 1945; John Greenwald 1548.

County Clerk: Edward Fortune 1816; E.H. Sweet 1655.

Sheriff: Emil James 1720; Henry Dreyfus 1674; John Martin 102; Jose L. Baca 1.

Assessor: A.B. Baca 1813; George E. Cook 1680.

Treasurer: Max H. Montoya 1893; Jose E. Torres 1570.

Superintendent of Schools: Benjamin Sanchez 1845; C.B. Sedillo 1637.

Surveyor - George King 1952; Rolla Russell 1553.

Source: "Official Election Returns on County Officers," announcement, Santa Fe New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 22 January 1912, election results for Socorro County offices; online archives (http://0-access.newspaperarchive.com.albuq.cabq.gov/us/new-mexico/santa-fe/santa-fe-new-mexican : accessed 8 November 2016); Newspaper Archive website.

Brothers Candelario Garcia and Juan Jose Baca

The 10 March 1900 issue of "The Chieftain" (Socorro, New Mexico), had the following notice:

Probate Clerk H. G. Baca has appointed Juan Jose Baca and Candelario Garcia administrators of the estate of their mother, Guadaloupe (sic) T. de Baca, recently deceased.

This short article demonstrates the merging of two Socorro Land Grant families with another early Socorro family.

Maria Guadalupe Torres was the daughter of Santiago Torres and Maria Barbara Ortiz were residents of Belen. Santiago was recorded in the 1818 enumeration of Belen residents who contributed to the military campaign against the Navajos. This Torres family moved to Socorro between 2 October 1820 and 3 February 1824 when two of their children were baptized - one of Belen; the other in Socorro. Therefore, they are not original Socorro Land Grantees, but rather an early Socorro family.

Maria Guadalupe Torres first married Francisco Antonio Garcia on 23 February 1825 in Socorro. Francisco Antonio Garcia was the son of Francisco Xavier Garcia Jurado, one of Socorro Land Grant founders (Francisco Antonio's mother Maria Josefa Sanchez may have died before his father came to Socorro.) Francisco Antonio Garcia and Maria Guadalupe Torres were the parents of the aforementioned Candelario Garcia. They were also the parents of Juana Maria Garcia, my 3rd great-grandmother.

After Francisco Xavier Garcia Jurado's death, Maria Guadalupe Torres married Pedro Antonio Baca. He was the son of Socorro founders Juan Dionisio Baca and Maria Rita Pino. Pedro Antonio Baca was the father of Juan Jose Baca.

Both the Garcia and Baca families were very important defenders of the Socorro Land Grant, as this historical piece and obituary attest. (Click on the links to read the articles.) Finding this notice which confirms the blended Garcia, Torres and Baca families is a good find.

Sources:
The Chieftain. (Socorro, N.M.) 1890-1901, March 10, 1900, Image 1.

Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92070454/1900-03-10/ed-1/seq-1/

 

Robert J. C. Baca, "Early Settlers of the Socorro Land Grant: An 1818 List: Part I," New Mexico Genealogist, vol. 50 (September 2011): p. 117.

Robert J. C. Baca, "Maria Guadalupe Torres: One Woman's Life in Nineteenth Century Socorro", New Mexico Genealogist, 48 (June 2009), 78-85.

 

Manuel Baca and the Socorro Land Grant

In late 1692 or early 1693, Manuel Baca and his family were enumerated in San Lorenzo, a community less than two leagues from El Paso:

Sixteenth household, three sons, three daughters

Manuel Baca, married to Maria de Salazar, with three sons and three daughters named Antonio, nine; Diego, one; Gregorio Baca, three; Maria, thirteen; Josefa, seven; Bernadina, five. He states that he is ready and equipped to carry out his majesty's orders, being given the aid necessary to enter and settle the Kingdom of New Mexico.

Source: John L. Kessell Rick Hendricks and Meredith Dodge, editors, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico 1692-1694 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995), p. 53.

They were ready to help with the re-conquest and re-settlement of New Mexico by Spain, twelve years after the Pueblo Indians had chased away the Spanish from the colony.

Manuel Baca and Maria de Salazar were progenitors of many of the Baca families in New Mexico. They were also ancestors of many of a few of the founders of the Socorro Land Grant.

Of the families I identified as early settlers of Socorro based on an 1818 list of contributors to a Navajo war campaign, 10 people (including a couple) are descendants of Manuel Baca and Maria de Salazar:

Dionosio Antonio Baca (married to Ana Maria Sanchez)

-                   Dionosio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca.

Lorenzo Tiburcio Padilla (married to Maria Josefa Montoya)

-                      Luis Tiburcio Padilla, Juan Domingo Padilla, Isabel Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Felipe Padilla (married to Maria Ysabel Silva)

-                      Felipe Padilla, Juan Domingo Padilla, Isabel Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Pedro Antonio Silva (married to Barbara Polonia Trujillo)

-                      Pedro Antonio Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Jose Antonio Baca (married to Maria Manuela Barreras)

-                      Jose Antonio Baca, Dionisio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca

Maria Rafaela Baca (married to Anselmo Tafoya)

-                       Maria Rafaela Baca, Dionisio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca

Diego Antonio Abeyta (married to Ana Maria Jacinta Montoya)

-                       Diego Antonio Abeyta, Maria Antonia Gallegos, Juana Maria Baca, Cristobal Baca, Manuel Baca

Jose Rafael Abeyta (married to Narcisa Padilla)

-                        Jose Rafael Abeyta, Maria Antonia Gallegos, Juana Maria Baca, Cristobal Baca, Manuel Baca

Maria Juliana Silva (married to Juan Antonio Trujillo)

-                        Maria Juliana Silva, Pedro Antonio Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca.

Maria Ysabel Silva (married to Felipe Padilla)

-                         Maria Ysabel Silva, Francisco Casmiro Isidoro Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca.

Ancestry for each person is shown below their name (example: Maria Ysabel Silva, is the daughter of Francisco Casmiro Isidro Silva, who is the son of Maria Febronia Baca, etc.) I can supply source information upon request.
   






 

Clementa Baca Abeyta - Free mini PDF book

As I'm preparing to begin publishing books, I've been practicing on formatting them in my genealogy database. As such, I've created a free mini PDF book that you may download for free. It is copyrighted, so please do not copy it for financial gain.

The subject of the book is a woman by the name of Clementa Baca Abeyta. She was married to Desiderio Abeyta in 1848 Socorro and had at least 4 children. They family lived in Socorro and La Parida in the middle of the 19th century.

Clementa Baca happened to be my 2nd great-grandfather Jose Crespin Torres' first cousin. Although I have not yet identified their grandfather Santiago Torres as a founder of Socorro, he was an early settler of the town.

Enjoy the book and feel free to comment and send me information that may help me with my research.

Free "Clementa Baca Abeyta" PDF book (click here!)

Hermelindo Baca Obituary, 14 July 1952

The following obituary was posted in the Albuquerque Journal, 14 July 1952. Hermelindo Baca died on the Sunday before, which would have been 13 July 1952.


Hermelindo Baca Dies in Socorro

Hermelindo E. Baca, 61, of Socorro, died there suddenly Sunday morning.

A lifelong resident of Socorro, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Spanish Methodist Church of Socorro.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Baca; four daughters, Mrs. Jimmie Baca, Las Cruces, and Mrs. Robert Torres, Mamie Baca, and Betty Baca, all of Socorro; six sons, Ed. H., George, Ruben, Robert, Eliazim and Aggie Baca, all of Socorro; four sisters, Mrs. Devian J. Baca, San Pedro, Cal., and Orfita, Felide and Rumoldita Baca, all of Socorro; two brothers, Antonio, Oakland, Cal., and Vivian, Socorro, and 14 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Spanish Methodist Church of Socorro. Rev. Eduardo Lujon (sic) will officiate. Burial will be in Escondida Cemetery. Steadman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Source: "Albuquerque Journal," online newspaper archive, Newspaper Archives: Academic Library Edition (http://0-access.newspaperarchive.com.albuq.cabq.gov/: accessed 29 February 2016), "Hermelindo Baca Dies in Socorro", 14 July 1952, p. 14.

Obituary for Elfego Baca's father, Francisco Baca y Belarde

The father of the famed  lawman/outlaw Elfego Baca, Jose Francisco Baca y Velarde, died on September 13, 1901, in San Marcial, NM. His obituary appeared in the Socorro, NM newspaper "The Chieftain" the next day. The obituary spells his last name incorrectly. Below is my transcription of the obituary:

Francisco Baca y Falarde Dead.

Francisco Baca y Falarde died in old town, San Marcial, yesterday. The remains will be buried tomorrow, Sunday, monrning at 8:30 o'clock. Short services will be conducted at the residence followed by regular services at the Midway Methodist church. All friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Deceased was the father of Hon. Elfego Baca of this city and A.B. Baca of San Marcial, who will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their loss.

Source:

Anonymous, "Francisco Baca y Falarde Dead," obituary, The Socorro Chieftain (Socorro, New Mexico), 14 September 1901; online archives (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 27 December 1901).

To see the actual obituary and a 5 generation ancestor sheet for Jose Francisco Baca y Belarde that I created, click on this link.

 

Belen family of Socorro founders in 1818 List

On 21 September 1818, residents of the village of Belen were recorded on a list when they made contributions to the same Navajo war campaign that Socorro residents contributed to. The Belen list is four pages long. At some point I may analyze this list as I did with the Socorro list, but for now I want to mention just a few names on the list as they pertain to early Socorro families:

Luis Chaves may be Luis Maria Chaves, the husband of Maria Isabel Padilla. Some of Luis' children, all of whom were born in either the Plaza of Los Garcias or Belen proper,would later live in the Socorro area. Sixty-year old Luis, without his wife, was living in Sabino in 1833.

Santiago Torres' wife Maria Barbara Ortiz gave birth to many, if not all, of their children in Belen. The earliest record that shows Santiago Torres in Socorro is one from 26 December 1822 when he and his daughter Maria Guadalupe were padrinos (godparents) of Juan Estevan Torres, the son of Santiago's Indian servant Josefa Torres. The family of Santiago and Barbara (Ortiz) Torres are listed in the 1833 census of La Parida, a community near Socorro. Many of their descendants lived (and still live) in the Socorro area.

(Don) Paulin Baca (Paulino Baca) was the son of Juan Francisco Baca and Francisca de Jesus Sandoval. As such, he was the brother of Dionosio Antonio Baca, a founder of Socorro. Paulin and his wife Maria Lugarda Tafoya remained in Belen. However, some of his descendants found their way down to Socorro.

(Don) Juan Jose Baca was the son of Juan Felipe Baca and Maria Isabel Baca. He was the brother of Juan Dionosio Baca, a founder of Socorro, and the cousin of the similarly named Dionosio Antonio Baca. Juan Jose Baca and his wife Margarita Chaves also remained in Belen. Some of his descendants later lived in Socorro.

(Doña) Juana Maria Baca, was the wife (maybe widow?) of Jose (Francisco) Pino. She was another child of Juan Francisco Baca and Francisca de Jesus Sandoval. It appears that she and descendants remained in the Belen area.

 

Partial list of names on the 1818 Belen list.

For more information about these families, click on the links below:

Descendants of Luis Maria Chaves

Descendants of Santiago Torres

Descendants of Paulin Baca

Descendants of Juan Jose Baca

Descendants of Juana Maria Baca