Ramon Baez: ¿And you’re sure that Juan Sotelo, leave last will? ¿say that in her death certificate?
There is a web site of government of Aguascalientes, where they have many files in Commercial and legal Affairs: http://eservicios.aguascalientes.gob.mx/seggob/acervodigital/bienvenido.aspx
I also looking for a Last Will of 1659 in Aguascalientes: http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/21444 . I hope you serve the link. Regards

Thanks Ramon! I’ll check it out. Yes the record of death does mentiona a testamento, which he signed before the alcalde mayor and his escribano, here is a link to the image in case you or anyone else is curious:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11773-149211-65?cc=1502404&wc=M99K-33V:1442140865

I don’t understand everthing in it, but I get the impression he was a man of means.

Regards
Denise

Hi Ramon

I have been to the website and it does have some good stuff! However, the links do not work. Maybe it is just my computer. Could you go to this link, click on Ver Documento for Nicolas de Esparza (testamento) and see if it will take you to the image of the document? None of the links worked for me (I tried several).

http://eservicios.aguascalientes.gob.mx/seggob/acervodigital/notarial.aspx

Regards,
Denise

ps I thought I had saved links (bookmarked) several interesting entries, but it turns out all the bookmarks I made only take me to the first page, and there are 350pages, of which I had skimmed through the first 100 or so….Domingo Ruiz de Esparza turned up a lot, but I also saw links to the testaments for both Juana Siordia and Maria Siordia, and cases involving Antonio Femat…have not yet found the testament for Juan Sotelo.

Jose de Jesus Barba Ornelas
Ola,saludos a todos: Desciendo de Juan Sotelo casada en Aguascalientes con Maria Gonzalez, mi ascendiente se fue a Leon, Guanajuato y alli caso tres veses, el usa el apellido Masias y una señora de apellido Siordia Medina,Masias, Valdivia,llamada Luisa, en su testamento lo menciona como su sobrino, no detallo bien el nombre y apellido de Luisa por no tener esa informacion a la mano,la tengo en un archivo empaquetado y guardado por razon de haber cambiado de domicilio, proximamente les hare llegar los nombres correctos. Me apunto por si consiguen el testamente de Juan Sotelo.

ATENTAMENTE

JOSE DE JESUS BARBA ORNELAS

Jose de Jesus Barba Ornelas
Ola,saludos a todos: Desciendo de Juan Sotelo casada en Aguascalientes con Maria Gonzalez, mi ascendiente se fue a Leon, Guanajuato y alli caso tres veses, el usa el apellido Masias y una señora de apellido Siordia Medina,Masias, Valdivia,llamada Luisa, en su testamento lo menciona como su sobrino, no detallo bien el nombre y apellido de Luisa por no tener esa informacion a la mano,la tengo en un archivo empaquetado y guardado por razon de haber cambiado de domicilio, proximamente les hare llegar los nombres correctos. Me apunto por si consiguen el testamente de Juan Sotelo.

ATENTAMENTE

JOSE DE JESUS BARBA ORNELAS

Hi Denise: the “Digital Archive” of the Government of Aguascalientes, are in reforming or reorganizing. For my research, today: I telephoned to the director of the file, and she tells me “soon” return in line, the files. Ramon Baez

Denise Fastrup
Muchas gracias Jose!
Your information links Juan sotelo to the Siordia name, which i understand was not a common name at that time. Judging from Ramons recent reply, the documents i need will come back online (hopefully soon). Perhaps then i will be able to piece together the relationships. One question for you: have you seen any information about where juan sotelo was boen?

Regards,
Denise

Thanks Ramon! I’ll check the site on a regular basis and post a note here when i see that they are back online.
Regards
Denise