Sebastiana Rodríguez

  Noted events in her life were:

• Background Information. ⁵¹⁰
In 1685, Sebastiana Rodríguez and her husband, Matías Contreras, were living on the hacienda of Bartolomé Ambía at Pánuco, Zacatecas. Matías died that year, leaving two children, Simón and Domingo Contreras. Sebastiana; her sons, and her natural daughter, Salvadora, formed a household with the Páez Hurtado group. The year after her arrival in New Mexico, Sebastiana, the daughter of Pascual Rodríguez and Juana de la Cruz, took as her husband, fellow expedition member, José López.

~ Blood on the Boulders, Vol. I, p. 556

Sebastiana married José López, son of José López and María de Espinosa, on 7 May 1696 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ^248,69.^,510 (José López was born about 1647 in Villa de los Lagos, Nueva España ⁵²⁵ and died after 1705 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁵¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
28 Apr 1696, Santa Fé. José López, mestizo, native of Valle de los Largos, widowed of Maria de Osuna buried in Zacatecas' main church, son of José López and María de Espinosa, natives of Santa María de los Largos, and Sebastiana Rodríquez (30), mestiza, native of Zacatecas, widow of Matias de Contreras buried in main church of Panaco, daughter of Pascual Rodríguez and Juana de la Cruz, natives of Zacatecas. ~Witnesses: Bartolomé Labato (33), native of Sombretrete; José Antonío Romero (29), native of Carmona and Presidio soldier; Juan de Guido (29), native of Zacatecas who says first husband was buried in Panaco's main church. Pair married 6 May 1696, with witnesses Salvador Matias de Ribera and Juana de Sosa.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, pp. 917-918