Augustín Torres

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptismal Record:
Father Bernal stated on 28 June 1806 he had not found the baptismal record for Agustín Torres. Miguel Antonio Baca and his wife, Juana María Baca, testified that they were godparents
when fray Jose Eleuterio Junco y Junquera baptized Agustén in Isleta Pueblo in 1776 or 1777. ⁴³⁸

• Census: Mexican, in 1833, in Socorro, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico. ²⁵⁶
Agustín Torres age 58
Felipa Baca age 44
Simón Torres age 18
María María Torres age 15 (María Marta)
Antonio Torres age 10
Santiago Torres age 7
María de la Cruz age 5

NM Census of 1833 & 1845, Socorro and Surrounding Communities of the Río Abajo, p. 8

Augustín married Antonia Felipa Josefa Baca Baca, daughter of Dionisio Antonio Baca and Ana Maria Sánchez, in 1806 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴³⁸ (Antonia Felipa Josefa Baca Baca was born on 1 May 1787 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸ and was baptized on 14 May 1787 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁸⁰².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ⁴³⁸
Agustin Torres and Antonia Felipa Josefa Bonifacia Baca, Belén, 28 Jun-5 Aug 1806. AHAO-362, f. 383-87.

Agustín Torres, almost 30, español, was the legitimate son of Nicolas Torres and Francisca Padilla, citizens of Belén. Antonia Felipa Bonifacia Baca, 19, española, was the legitimate daughter of Dionisio Antonio Baca and Ana María Sánchez, citizens of Belén.

Father Bernal questioned Agustín who stated that he had had illicit sex with Agustina Antonia García Jurado, a relative of his intended. Antonia Felipa was from one of the most illustrious families in the area, and he was son of honorable parents of good reputation. He claimed that he did not know of the relationship between the two women when he asked Antonia to marry him. He added that he was a life-long resident of the Belén area.

Wimesses:
Jose Antonio Montoya, 61. citizen of the plaza of Los Trujillos, had heard that Agustin Torres had sex with a first cousin of his intended.
Juan Molina, over 60, citizen of the plaza of Los Garcías.
Feliciano Montoya, over 60, citizen of the plaza of Los Garcías.
Antonio Chaves, 40. citizen of the plaza of Los Garcías.

Father Bernal forwarded the proceedings to Durango on 28 Jun 1806. On 2 Aug. Vicar General Millán Rodríguez recommended a dispensation. Bishop Olivares y Benito granted a dispensation on 5 August 1806, ordering the parish priest to publish the banns three times. Assuming no new impediment arose, he was to perform the marriage and give the nuptial blessing. The priest was carefully examine the witnesses separately to determine whether the male petitioner was free to marry and submit the findings before marrying the couple.

Witnesses:
Jose Antonio Montoya, 61, citizen of Belén
Feliciano Montoya, about 60.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, pp. 51-52