Pedro Durán y Cháves

  Noted events in his life and other information:

• Dates & Events: ²⁵²
Pedro Durán y Cháves married Juana Montoya on 27 Jan 1703. He and his wife are one of the First Families of Albuquerque who settled Albuquerque 1706. In 1706-1713, he was a squadron leader of the militia and conducted ex-governor Felix Martínez back to México City. Despite the fact that he took part in the Moqui campaign in 1716, he resigned from the militia that year. He died on 7 Dec 1735.

Pedro had ten children by Juana Montoya, named in his will. They were Manuel, wife of Sebastian Marcelino, Moníca, wife of Antonio Baca; Josefa, married to Francisco Sánches; Efigenia, wife of Jacinto Sánches, Francisco Xavier; Quinterina; Juana; and three minors, from his second marriage, who had been placed with their uncle, Francisco Durán y Cháves. They were Diego Antonio, twelve; María Luisa, ten; and Eusebio, eight.

Pedro's second wife was Gertrudis Sánches, by whom he had five children. This marriage took place on 12 Jan 1728.
~The Origins of New México Families, pgs. 161-162

• Families: ²³⁹
Family 1 : Juana Montoya Hinojos
MARRIAGE: 27 Jan 1703, Bernalillo, Nuevo México
Manuela Durán y Cháves
Josefa Durán y Cháves
Monica Durán y Cháves
Efigenia Durán y Cháves
Francisco Xavier Durán y Cháves
Quiteria Durán y Cháves
Juana María Durán y Cháves
María Luisa (Lucia) Durán y Cháves
Diego Antonio Durán y Cháves
Eusebio Durán y Cháves

Family 2 : María Vallejos
Bernardo Vallejos

Family 3 : María Gertrudis Sánches
MARRIAGE: 12 Jan 1728, Alburquerque, Nuevo México

Antonio Durán y Cháves
María Durán y Cháves
Salvador Manuel Durán y Cháves
José Durán y Cháves
Pedro Durán y Cháves Otero

Pedro married Juana Montoya y Hinojos, daughter of Diego de Montoya and María Josefa de Hinojos, on 27 Jan 1703 in Iglesia de Nuestro Santo Padre San Francisco de Bernalillo, Bernalillo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.³²⁴ (Juana Montoya y Hinojos was born about 1690 in Guadalupe del Paso, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and died before 1728.)

Pedro had a relationship with María Vallejos, daughter of Miguel Vallejos and Maríana Hurtado. (María Vallejos was born about 1700 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: ³²⁴
Enero 27 de 1703, Pedro de Chávez con Juana Montoya.

Pedro next married María Gertrudis Sánches, daughter of Jacinto Sánches de Iñigo and María de Castro Xabalera, on 12 Jan 1728 in Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁵² (María Gertrudis Sánches was born on 7 May 1713.)