Manuel Salustiano Delgado

  Noted events in his life and other information:

• Death :
He died on the Santa Fé Trail in Kansas from Cholera. He was on his way back to Santa Fe. On the trip were his grandson, don Eugenio Romero and a servant, Susano Layba. He was wrapped in a blanket and buried under coal with a barrel of whisky was poured over him. When the weather turned cold in 1855 his body was moved to Santa Fé for burial in the cemetery back of the San Miguel Church. A lengthy eulogy was printed in the Daily New Mexican upon his death. At his death he possessed a ranch at the Cerrillos valued at $5000. Later the property was assigned to Manuel's wife, María de la Luz Baca where it appeared in her will.

Santa Fé Scene
May 17, 1958

• He was baptized on 28 Jun 1792. ⁴²³
En vente y ocho de Junio de milsetecientos noventa y dos bautize solemte en la Igliseia de ntra Sa de Guadalupe de Pujuaque a un nino y a una nina gemelos quales llamraron Manuel y Manuela de seis dias nacidos hijos legitimos y nales de el Sr Capitan Retirado Dn Manuel Delgado y de Da Josefa de Garcia. Fueron Padrinos de aqual Dn Josef Ortiz y de ella Dn Rafael Sarracino

Manuel married María de la Luz Baca, daughter of Juan Domingo Baca and Ana Gertrudis Ortiz, on 20 Apr 1814 in Santa Fé, Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Republic de Méjico.⁴²² (María de la Luz Baca was born about 1799 and died on 2 Jul 1864 in Santa Fé, Santa Fé, New México Territory.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: ⁴²²
April 20, 1814, don Manuel Delgado, son of don Manuel Delgado and doña Josefa Garica married dona Maria de la luz Baca, daughter of don Juan Doming Baca, deceased, and dona Ana Gertruis Ortiz. Witnesses: Jose Garamillo and el scristan Mayor