Andrés Torres

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish, 1790, Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Fifth Plaza of Belén
Andrés Torres, Spanish, 49 years of age, rancher, married to María Concepcíon Padilla, Spanish, 32 years of age; three sons: 8. 6,4; One male servant, Spanish: 5; one female servant, Spanish: 27; one female, Apache: 8.

Andrés married María Cayetana Chávez, daughter of Bernardo Durán y Chávez and María Francisca Quintana, in 1769 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (María Cayetana Chávez was born in 1751 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 17 Feb 1751 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ¹⁵⁷⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
30 Jun 1759, Isleta, Belen. Andrés Torres (24) of Sabinal, son of José Torres and María Francisca Silva, and Doña María Cayetana Durán y Chaves (19) of Isleta parish, daughter of Don Fernando Durán y Chaves and Doña María Quintana, deceased. Pair related, 4th degree. Consanguinity as follows:

Witnesses: Mateo Josée Pino, notary; Esteban Padilla (incomplete).

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1896

Andrés next married María Concepción Padilla, daughter of Diego Padilla and Eduarda Yturrieta, on 11 Dec 1775 in San Augustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.⁵⁶ (María Concepción Padilla was born on 11 Feb 1759 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record. ³⁴
11 Dec 1775 ~ Andrés Torres, widower of María Chaves, of Belén, married María de la Concepcion Paddilla, widow of Manuel Sánchez, Spanish. Test: Joachin Torres and Ysabel Chaves.

~ Marriages of San Augustín de la Isleta Church, p. 21