Ventura Candelaria

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family Background. ^270,466
In the 1750 census in Alburquerque, there are seven families that have a member with the name of Candelaria and described as mulato. They are:
Household #59: Ynes de Candelaria, born abt. 1720, married to Juan Samora
Household #60: Miguel Candelaria, born abt. 1730, married to Marta Perea
Household #62: Bisenta Candelaria
Household #63: José Candelaria, born abt. 1725, brother of Antonio Candelaria
Household #65: Pedro Candelaria, born abt. 1728, married to Teresa Sedillo
Household # between #66 & #67: Pasquala Candelaria, born abt. 1723, married to Gregorio Guiterrez
Household #94: Juana Candelaria, born abt. 1725, married to Diego López
Household #147: Rita de la Candelaria, born abt. 1735, servant of Miguel Lucero and Rosa Baca

The early residents of Albuquerque may be related to Juan de la Candelaria and his wife Juana Tórres de la Candelaria, Ventura de la Candelaria and his wife Petrona Efigena García de Noriega, or another brother. Juan and Ventura were the sons of Francisco Candelaria and Francisca Montoya. Francisco was the son of Blas de la Candelaria and Ana de Sandoval y Manzanares.

Ventura was born sometime around 1686-1693 and died before 1750, when his third wife,Ynes Gutiérres was listed as a widow in the Spanish Census of 1750. His first wife was Francisco Tórres who he married between 1709-1710. His second wife was Petrona Efigenia García, age 15 (born abt. 1704), a native of New México, and the daugther of Francisco García, soldier and María de Ribera. She died on 7 May 1727.

Ventura married his third wife, Ygnes Gutiérres, the daughter of Alejo Gutiérres and María Naranjo. Alejo Gutiérres, mulato, and a soldier, was married to María Naranjo, and died on 8 Mar 1738.

• Bentura de la Candelaria Information. ⁴⁶⁶
Bentura de la Candelaria, the son of Francisco Candelaria and Francisca Montoya, had tree wives, first Francisca de Tórres, then Petrona Efigenia García and finally Inez Gutiérres.

Bentura de la Candelaria and Francisca de Tórres had one son, Salvador Candelaria who married María Durán.

Bentura de la Candelaria married Petrona Efigenia Garcia, the daughter of Francisco García, soldier, and María Rivera. Their son was Antonio Francisco Candelaria who married Andrea Gutiérres in Alburquerque on 17 Jun 1733. Another son of Bentura's and Petrona's was Antonio de la Candelaria.

Ventura married Petrona Efigenia García de Noriega, daughter of Francisco García de Noriega and María de Ribera, on 2 Apr 1719 in Alburquerque or Bernalillo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁵².⁴⁶⁷ (Petrona Efigenia García de Noriega was born about 1704 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ²⁴⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
2 Apr 1719, Alburquerque, Ventura de la Candelaria, native of New Mexico, widowed of Francisca de Torres, son of Francisco de la Candelaria and Francisca Montoya, natives of New Mexico, and Petrona Efigenia García (15), native of New Mexico, daughter of Francisco García, soldier, and María de Ribera. Witnesses: Antonio de Silva, notary: GerónimoJaramillo (30) and Juan Griego (40), married, both natives of New Mexico.
~NM Roots, Ltd, pg. 256