María Gertrudes Josefa del Castillo

  Noted events in her life were:

• Baptismal Record. ⁴³⁸
27 May 1788 in Isleta, Father Bernal baptized María Gertrudis Josefa, born in Belén on 7 May, the legitimate daughter of Joaquín Castillo and María Andrea Vallejos. Her godparents were Miguel Antonio Baca and his wife, Juana María Baca, citizens of Belén.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 70

María married Juan José Baca, son of Miguel Antonio Baca and Juana María Baca, on 12 Mar 1809 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (Juan José Baca was born on 23 Jun 1784 ⁴³⁸, baptized on 4 Jul 1784 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ⁴³⁸ and died before 2 Apr 1844 ²⁴⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ⁴³⁸
Juan José Baca & María Gertrudis Josefa Castillo, Belén & Isleta, 23 Nov 1808 - 9 Jan 1809, AHAD-364, f. 566-70.

Juan José Baca, 24, single a citizen of the Belén jurisdiction, legitimate son of Miguel Baca and the lat Juana María Baca. María Gertrudis Josefa Castillo, 20, a citizen of Belén, legitimate daughter of Joaquín Castillo and María Andrea Vallejos. The couple was related in the third degree of consanguinity on the transverse line.

Father Álvarez questioned Juan José who added that he was a life-long resident of the Belén jursidiction. María Gertrudis stated that she was a life-long resident of the Belén area and that she had her parent's permission to marry.

Witnesses:
Francisco Eulogio Sáenz, 50, stated that the couple was related to most of the people of their station in the area.
José Anastacio Hernández, 51.

Father Álvarez forwarded the proceedings to Durango on 23 Nov 1808. On 9 Jan 1809, Vicar General Millán Rodríguez granted dispensation.

New Mexico Prenuptial Investigations From the Archivos Históricos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1800-1893, p. 7