Paula Trujillo
- Born: Pojoaque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España
- Marriage: Mateo Romero in 1780 in Pojoaque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España
Paula married Mateo Romero, son of José Antonio Romero and Nicolasa Trujillo, in 1780 in Pojoaque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.
 Noted events in their marriage were:
• Diligencia Matrimonial: 438 Mateo Romero and Paula Trujillo, Pojoaque, 24 Feb -31 Dec 1779, AHAD-31, f. 143-47.
Mateo Romero, espanol, was the legitimate son of José Romero and Nicolasa Trujillo and a citizen of the jurisdiction of Pojoaque. Paula Trujillo, 18, was the legitimate daughter of Pedro Trujillo and Josefa del Castillo, natives and citizens of Pojoaqque Pueblo. Before fray Buenaventura Hermida, Mateo stated that he and Paula were related in the fourth degree of consanguinity and that the intended bride had lost her virginity to the prospective groom after his promise of marriage.
Witnesses: Antonio Paulin de Espinosa, 34, español, explained the impediment based on consanguinity:
Great Grandparents
Juan Trujillo married to Ana María Alvira | | Baltasar Trujillo | Brothers | Antonio Trujillo | | Lázaro Trujillo | 1st Cousins | Miguel Trujillo | | Nicolasa Trujillo | 2nd Cousins | Pedro Trujillo | | Mateo Romero | 3rd Cousins | Paula Trujillo | Antonio Encarnacion de Espinosa, 39, citizen of Pojoaque Pueblo.
Pedro Antonio Duran, 73, citizen of Pojoaque.
The bishop granted a dispensation on 31 Dec 1779, directing the couple to attend mass on a feast day, standing in the chancel with a lighted candle. They were to confess and receive communion once a month for six months.
New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799, pp. 46-47
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