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Married:
- Manuel AntOniO Vigil and Maria Frnncisca Mestas, Santa Cruz de la Canada, 18 March-25 May 1824,
AHAD, 380, f. 315-32.
Manuel Antonio Vigil. over 27, NJexicono, a native of Santa Cruz, a farmer, was the
legitimate son of Bernardo Antonio Vigil and Mana Rosa Trujillo, both deceased. Maria Francisca
Mestas, 18, was the legitimate daughter of Jose Mariano Mestas and Maria Dolores Varela.,
mexiconOf. The cquple was related in the fourth degree of consanguinity.
Witnesses: Antonio Jose Olivas, 73, citizen of Santa Cruz.
Jose Maria Quintana, over 60, widower, native of Santa Cruz.
Jose Francisco Gonzilez, over 70, citizen of Santa Cruz.
Francisca Mestas stated that a year eader, Manuel Antonio promised to marry her. Because
of her weakness, she had had sex with him.
Witnesses: Jose de San Juan Martin, over 74, married, a native of Santa Cruz.
Juan Antonio Montoya, 68, married, native of Santa Cruz.
Antonio Lucero. 73. fanner. manied. native of Cochiti and resident of Santa Cruz for more
than forty years.
Juan Trujillo
Bias Trujillo 1st degree Casilda Trujillo
Juan Trujillo 2nd degree Antonio Mestas
Rosa Trujillo 3rd degree Jose Mestas
Manuel Antonio Vigil 4th degree Francisca Mestas
On 5 April 1824, Father Rada forwarded the proceedings to Durango. On 25 May, Bishop
Castaiiiza granted a dispensation on the basis of ongusb' loci and assigned as penance thar for one
year the couple would take communion once more than required than required by Church precepts
and recite a rosary of five mysteries every day fo[' a week. Because Francisca was under age, the
bishop ordered the priest in Santa Cruz contact her grandparents or other parties who knew her
parents to obtain their consent to the marriage. Then. he was to publish the banns three times.
Assuming no new impediment arose, he was to proceed with the marriage and nuptial blessings.
Certificates
1. On 2 January 1803 in Santa Cruz, Father Lombide baptized Manuel Antonio, espafio~
born on 1 January, the legitimate son of Bernardo Vigil and Maria Rosa Trujillo. His godparents
Were Rafael Romero and Maria de Jesus Romero.
2. In Santa Cruz on 18 March 1806, Father Castro baptized two ~day-o Jd Maria Francisca,
the legitimate daughter of Jose Mestas and Maria Dolo['es Varela, He[' godparents were Jose
Antonio Cruz Rivera and Maria Paula Atencio.
3. Jose Mariano Mestas, mexicano, and his wife, Maria Dolores Varela, both natives of Santa
Cruz, granted their permission for their daughter, Maria Francisca 'Mestas, to marry Manuel
Antonio Vigil, mexi&lll1o.
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