Diego González de Apodaca

   Another name for Diego was Diego González de Apodaca.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: ²⁵²
Diego González de Apodaca, an Alférez, is mentioned in New Mexico as being in prison in October, 1661, and at least until May, 1662, condemned to death for incest with his step-daughters. Their mother was a sister of Captain Andrés López de Gracia. His place of origin is not known. He resided with his wife and family in the Salinas district, probably at Tajique. From the marriage of his son, José, we learn that his wife's name was Sebastiana López de Gracía. Diego was not executed, for he was reported two years later as staying with his family at a brother-in-law's house on the Río del Norte. After this period he is not heard of again, having died or left New Mexico prior to 1680, for he does not appear in the Revolt lists. His wife's antecedents are difficult to unravel. Apparently, she had been first married to a Montaño; at least this was the surname of her three daughters, Magdalena, Catalina, and María Montaño.

~ Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, p. 5 (Kindle Locations 469-482)

• Web Reference: From Beyond Origins.
Diego González de Apodaca (ONMF: 5) was a native of Mexico City in New Spain. He was one of eight soldiers hired to escort incoming Governor don Alonso Pacheco from Mexico City to Santa Fe, and served in this duty from December 1641 to August 1642. González de Apodaca may have continued in the service of Governor Pacheco. He remained as a citizen of New Mexico where he married Sebastiana López de Gracia and established the Apodaca family.

Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel
[Sources: Archivo General de Indias, Contaduría, leg. 926, pliego no. 2, 51: 1-3.]

Diego married Sebastiana López de García, daughter of Unknown López de García and Unknown.