Francisco Antonio Otero
- Marriage: María Elena Aragón on 3 May 1823 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico 46
Francisco married María Elena Aragón, daughter of Miguel Antonio Aragón and Antonia Rita Chávez, on 3 May 1823 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Republica de Méjico.54
 Noted events in their marriage were:
• Diligencia Matrimonial: 438
Francisco Antonio Otero and Maria Elena Aragón, Tome, 17 Feb-18 Mar 1823
Francisco Antonio Otero, 20, mexicano, single, the legitimate son of Antonio Otero and Lutgarda García. María Elena Aragón, 18, mexicona. single, is the legitimate daughter of Miguel Aragón and Antonia Rita Chaves. All were citizens of Valencia. The couple was related in the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity on a transverse line.
| | Rosa Romero | | | Bemarda Vallejos | 1st degree | María Vallejos | | Ana Maria Molina | 2nd degree | Miguel Aragón | | Lutgarda García | 3rd degree | Maria Elena Aragón | | F'rancisco Antonio Otero | 4th degree | Same as above |
Witnesses: Domingo Chaves, 63, citizen of Valencia.
Mariano Mestas, 43, citizen of Valencia
José Ysidro Zamora, 45, citizen of Valencia.
all citizens of that jurisdiction, that the couple had always lived in that area, said the way the relationship had been explained was accurate, and that they were related to thirds of those inthe area.
Father Madariaga forwarded the proceedings to Durango. On 18 March 1823, Governor of the Bishopric Millan Rodriguez, granted a dispensation. He ordered the priest in Tome to publish the banns three times. Assuming no new impediment arose, he was to proceed with the marriage and nuptial blessing. Certificates
1. In Tomé, on 28 Mar 1804, Father Guerra, priest Alburquerque, baptized eight-day-old Francisco Antonio, the legitimate son of Antonio Otero and Lutgarda García, citizens of Valencia. His godparents were Miguel Aragón and Antonia Rita Chaves.
2. On 23 Aug 1807 in Isleta, futher José Ignacio Sanchez baptized five-day-old Maria Elena, the leggitimate daughter of Miguel Antonio Aragón and María Rita Chaves. Her godparents were Nereo Montoya and Ana María Aragón. 3. In Valencia on 16 Feb 1823, Antonio Otero, citizen of the plaza of Valencia, granted his permission for his son Francisco Antonio Otero to marry María Elena Aragón. 4. In Valenciia, on 16 Feb 1823, Miguel Aragon, citizen of the plaza of Valencia, gave his permission for his daughter, María Elena Aragón, to marry Francisco Antonio Otero. New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, pp. 152-153
Marriage Notes:
Matrimonios de Immaculate Concepcón de Tomé y Nuestra Señora de Belén, p. 73 46
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