Juan de Tafoya Altamirano

Juan married María Durán y Chávez, daughter of Captain Fernando Durán y Chávez and Lucía Hurtado de Salas, in 1708 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸ (María Durán y Chávez was born about 1688 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and died about 1723 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
6 Mar 1708, Santa Fé. Juan de Tafoya Altamirano, native of El Real de Talpujagua, widowed of Josefa Pacheco, son of Juan de Tafoya Altamirana de Estrada and Felipa Taguada de Ulloa, native of Talpujagua, and doña María Durán y Chaves, daughter of don Fernando Durán y Chaves and doña Lucía Hurtado.

Witnesses: José de Quintana, notary, Miguel de la Vega y Coca (22), español.

Imprediment brought up by Clara de Chaves, wife of Juan de la Mora Pineda, and publicly known as the natural daughter of Capitán don Fernando Durán y Chaves; she claims that she had had relations with the room, and which was known to his brother Cristóbal Tafoy and María de Herrera; Clara's mother (not named) testifies that don Fernando had impregnated her as a girl. Groom denies Clara's charges, as witnessed by Juan Varela.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, pp. 1857-1858.

Juan next married Josefa Pérez Pachéco, daughter of Juan José Pachéco and Antonia de Arriatia, on 18 Dec 1692 in Real de San Lorenzo, Nueva Espaha.¹⁴⁸⁵ (Josefa Pérez Pachéco was born in 1668 in San Juan de los Caballeros, Santa Fé, New México Territory and died before 1707.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ¹⁴⁸⁵
11 Dec 1692, Real de San Lorenzo, Juan de Tafoya Altamirano, 21, native of the royal mines of Talpuxagua, and resident of the Real de San Lorenso of this jurisdiction of El Pado del Río del Norte, realm of New Mexico, son of Juad de Tafoya Altimirano and Felipa Tauguada de Uyo, with Josepha Pacheco, 25, widow of José Baca, deceased, who has been dead for more than five years, native of the villa of Santa Fé, New Mexico, and resident of the said Real of San Lorenzo, daughter of Juan Pacheco and Antonia de Aratia.

Witnesses: Juan de Alderete, 18, resident of Real de San Lorenso; Nicolás García, 30, resident of El Paso, and native of the royal mines of Talpuxaua; Francisco López, 45, a Resident of the said Real; Agustín Luxán, 33, a resident of the said Real.

There being no impediment, the couple was married the couple of 18 Dec 1692. Witnesses were Tiburcio de Ortega and Francisco de Anaya.


New Mexico Genealogists, Vol. 49 #4, Dec 2010, New Mexico Roots, Ld, Addendum, Part IIII, p. 190.