Luis Felipe Ribera

  Noted events in his life were:

• He served in the military Enlistment. ^252,1578
Luis Felipe Ribera served in the Army from 26 Apr 1757 - 15 Jul 1779

Luis Felipe de Rivera, son of Juan Felipe de Rivera and Maria Estela Palomino, native of this villa of Santa Fé, occupation farmer, height 5'4" tall, age 28, Catholic, black hair, reddish eyebrows, pug nosed, a scar on his nose, light-skinned. He fills the position in this presidio of Santa Fe for an unlimited time on this 26 Apr 1757 in place of Agustin Lobato. He was read the penalties called for in the ordinance…having been advised that this is the explanation and no excuse whatsoever will be accepted from him; signed by mark.

Those being witnesses were the Sergeants Antonio Guerrero and Pablo Sandoval.

Juan Bapta de Anza

Margin: He was given license to discharge 15 July 1779. Anza

Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series II, Reel 21, Frame 757. - SAR

Luis married Polonia Antonia de la Peña, daughter of José Miguel de la Olguín y Peña and María Francisca Rael de Aguilar, on 28 Aug 1761 in La Castrense, Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ^248,252.^,392 (Polonia Antonia de la Peña was born about 1742 and died on 2 Dec 1806 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁹²
28 Aug 1761, Don Luis Phelipe de Rivera m. Doña Polonia Antonia de la Peña
Witnesses: Don Nereo Antonio Montoya y Don Francisco Guerrero.

La Castresa Marriages, p. 30