- Teodoro Garda and Genrudis Valverde, Jemez, 5 March-24 April1B24, AHAD-3BO, f. 302-306.
Teodoro Garda, citizen of the Canon de San Diego de los Jemez, was the legitimate son of
Miguel Garda and Barbara Gallegos. Genrudis Valverde, was the legitimate daughter of Jose
Antonio Valverde and Manuela Salas, citizens of the Jemez jurisdiction. The couple was related in
the second and third degrees of consanguinity.
When Father Cacho questioned Teodoro Garcia, he stated that he had carnal knowledge of
Gertrudis, from which a child was born.
Witnesses: Tom:is Manuel Montoya, SO, citizen of the Jemez area.
Juan Bautista VaJdez, 60, a citizen of the Jemez area, knew that the child born to T eodoro
and Gertrudis was about a month old.
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Bartolome Sanchez, 55 citizen of the Jemez area.
Jose de Jesus Jir6n, 60, citizen of the Jemez area.
Sebastian Salas and Maria Nicolasa Trujillo
Daughters
Maria Manuela Salas 1st degree Lugarda Salas
daughter daughter
Gertrudis Valverde 2nd degree Barbara Gallegos
son
3rd degree Teodoro Garcia
Father Cacho forwarded the results of his investigation to Durango on 8 March 1824. On
21 April, Bishop Castaiiiza granted a dispensation and assigned as penance that the couple would
kneel and recite a rosary of five mysteries every day for a week. They were to go to confession and
take communion more than required by the Church's precepts. He ordered the priest at Jemez to
publish the banns three times. Assuming no new impediment arose, he was to marry the couple,
granting the nuptial blessing.
Father Cacho stated that on 17 August 1824 that he had complied with the bishop's orders.
Baptismal Certificates
1. On 3 Apri11802 in Jemez, Teodoro, the legitimate son of Miguel Garda and Maria
Barbara Gallegos, was baptized. Her godparents were Joaquin Montoya and Lorenza Garcia.
2. On 26 May 1805 in Jemez, Father Cadelo baptized Gerttudis, the legitimate daughter of
Jose Antonio Valverde and Manuela Salas. Her godparents were Jose Antonio Gallegos and his
wife.
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