Juan Santiago Armijo

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the Spanish Colonial census in 1790 in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
3rd Plaza - Two Households

Santiago Armijo, Spanish, age 39 & a rancher with his wife, Rosalía Chaves, Spanish, age 32 and their four daughters ages 16, 13, 10 and 6. Also residing there was on male servant, coyote, age 12.

Pablo Armijo, Spanish, age 39 & a rancher with his wife, Josefa Chaves, Spanish age 32, and their three daughters ages 12, 10 & 2. Also living there was a female servant who was a Ute age 15.

Spanish and Mexican Censuses of NM, 1750-1830, p. 8

Juan married Mária Leonarda Candelaria, daughter of Antonio Francisco Candelaria and Andrea Gutiérrez. (Mária Leonarda Candelaria was born in 1751 in Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 14 Nov 1751 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴⁰.)

Juan next married María Rosalía Chávez, daughter of Ygnacio Antonio Durán y Chávez and Ana Gregoria Maése, on 2 Feb 1782 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴¹² (María Rosalía Chávez was born about 1758.)

  Marriage Notes:

San Felipe de Neri Alburquerque Marriages, p. 40
Padrinos: Antonio Chaves y Catarina Baca de Atrisco ⁴¹²