Juanita, The names at the end of the records are the godparents. Their names are: Jose Cecilio Rodrigues and Maria Catarina Arriaga. David in…
Alice, This is what I see: testó ante Juan de la Garsa Alcalde ordinario sus albaceas el Capitán Gregorio Fernandez su hijo y su mujer la dicha Beat…
Juanita, I see no reasonable similarity in sound or spelling between ‘Flortina/o’ and ‘Fulgncio’. There’s always a margin for discrepancies in bap…
Juanita, The phrase “un infante de nueve dias nacido” definitely refers to a male child. I unthinkingly assumed that Pilar refers to a female. I …
To Laura, The maternal grandmother is simply Gertrudis Mayorga. The other names are OK as you have them. A suggestion: you may want to keep track o…
Susan Preciado, I have the following information. J. Gregorio’s siblings: ?? MORONES Masias, bp: 9 jan 1718, Zapotlanejo, Jal.; image 278, Bauti…
Yes, Alicia, they gave that amount of money to the church’s fund. David Delgado Albany, CA —–Original Message—– >From: Alicia Carrillo &…
Alicia, I found the following definition of the phrase on p. 438 of the Real Academia’s dictionary, 1956 edition: “derechos de fabrica: rentas o de…
George. The phrase in English is as follows [with Spanish in brackets]. I gave [di] ecclesiastical burial [sepultura ecclesiastica, note the mix o…
George, The phrase “entierro menor” denotes a type of liturgy or rite associated with a church burial. The word “fabrica” [accent on ‘a’] refers t…
Arturo, I see the following: “… todos dentro del segundo grado de los pretensos …”. This means that all three men are related to both ‘pretens…