María Montaño

  Noted events in her life were:

• Background Information. ²⁵⁰
In a document from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico written, or dictated, by Antonia de Moraga [ONMF: 79 & 224], wife of Cristóbal Martín Serrano [ONMF: 73 & 224], she mentioned her grandfather, Diego de Moraga [ONMF: 79]. This confirms that her father, Juan de Moraga [ONMF: 79 & 378], married with María Montaño [ONMF: 76 & 378], was a son of Diego de Moraga.

Antonia de Moraga died on 5 August 1729 and was buried at Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Her burial record gives her age as 80, indicating she was born circa 1649.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel

Source: SANM I: 49; AASF: Roll #39: Santa Cruz, Burials 1726-1859.

María married Juan de Moraga, son of Diego de Moraga and Juana Bernal. ²⁵²

María next married Hernando Martín Serrano, son of Luis Martín Serrano and Antonia de Miranda, in 1685 in Corpus Christi de la Ysleta, El Paso del Norte, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁹.^,1464 (Hernando Martín Serrano was born in 1661 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ¹⁴⁶⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
27 Sep 1685, Corpus Christi de Ysleta. Hernando Martín Serrano (24), single and Presidio soldier, son of Capitán Luís Martín and Antonio de Miaranda, all natives of la Cañada in New Mexico, and María Montaño, native of las Salinas in New Mexico, daugher of Capitán Lucas Montaña and Sebastiana de García, both deceased, and widow of Juan de Moraga who died in Santa Fe. ~ Witnesses Diego de Luna (48) and Juan Olguin (30), both married and livng in Yseleta. Pair married, 1 Oct 1685 with witnesses José Madrid and wife María Trujillo.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1092