Tomás Candelaria

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the Spanish census in 1790 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Tomás Candelaria, Mestizo, 40, farmer; married to Juna Varela, Spanish, 30; four sons: 14, 13, 11, 4; two daughters: 7, 1; RRosalia Varela, his widowed mother, Spanish: 50.

New Mexico Spanish & Mexican Census, p. 20

Tomás married Juana Varela, daughter of Unknown and Rosalia Varela, on 20 Sep 1767 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴¹² (Juana Varela was born in 1749 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and died before 16 Apr 1792 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
9 Sep 1767, Tomé. Tómas Candelaria (24) natural son of Gertrudis Candearia, deceased, and Juana Varela (18), natural daughter of Rosalia Varela. ~ Witnesses: Joaquín Jose Pino (Notary), Tómas Zaora (56), Gregorio Benavides (47), Simón Zamora (47).

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 258

  Marriage Notes:

~ New Mexico Marriages, San Felipe de Neri, p. 22 ⁴¹²

Tomás next married María Juana Mora on 16 Apr 1792 in San Felipe de Neri, Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴¹²

  Marriage Notes:

San Felipe de Neri Alburquerque Marriages, p. 54, Tomás Candelaria, viudo (widower)
Padrinos: Cristóbal Gallego y Manuela Apodaca ⁴¹²