| Notes |
- Mateo Trujillo's year of birth varied on various military and land
records. He was a soldier, and stated he was a native of New
Mexico. He gave his age as 25/26 in 1681, 30 in 1694, 40 in 1704,
50 in 1706, and 54 in 1714 This would place his year of birth
anywhere from 1654-1664.
The link of Mateo to be a son of Cristobal "El Viejo" is through
a nephew, Lorenzo Trujillo, who in a 1724 land document stated
Mateo Trujillo was his uncle. Lorenzo Trujillo was the son of
Bartolome Trujillo, and for Mateo to be the uncle of Lorenzo, this
would mean that Mateo Trujillo and Bartolome Trujillo were
brothers. Bartolome Trujillo is a proven son of Crtistobal
"El Viejo" Trujillo, so given the scant records available for this
family, is pretty solid evidence that Mateo Trujillo is a member
of the Critstoval "El Viejo" family.
The document is noted as:
New Mexico, U.S., Land Records of New Spain, 1692-1916
Collected Spanish Land Files, Serial 10276 Items 1031-1075
Record #1034, 31 March 1724.
Conveyence
Lorenzo Trujillo, through power of attorney of su tio Mateo
Trujillo execute a conveyance of a rancho in Santa Cruz to
Pedro Vigil, executed in Santa Fe.
From Mexico records, we know that Mateo Trujillo was residing
in Nambe in 1696. Nambe was located in the Sante Fe region, with
Pojoaque to the West and the Santa Cruz land grant to the North.
San Ildefonso and Jacona also were a little further west. To the
east was the Sierra Mosca land grant.
An account of how Mateo Trujillo survived an attack by several
Indian tribes is noted with the 1696 Governor Vargas of New
Mexico, and is summarized as follows:
Another body found at Nambé was that of Mateo Trujillo. His son,
Agustín Trujillo, laid him to rest and his other family members, in
particular his wife, María de Tapia, mourned at the news of his death.
Despite five wounds, Trujillo managed to survive in a most astounding
manner. On June 8th, Governor Vargas recorded:
I went onto the villa of Santa Fe, where I found Mateo Trujillo had arrived,
naked. He said he had escaped with his rapier in hand and had taken four
days to arrive, because he was barefoot, naked, and exhausted. He had
stayed off the road to save his life and slept at night, covering himself
with many branches.
From Land Records of New Spain, 1692-1916
(my access via Ancestry.com)
Translated document from Serial 12402 (Translations Sanmi: 800-899)
Archive 943, page 23
2 March 1732
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I, Matheo Trujillo, a resident of La Canada, with due submission appear
at the feet of your excellency in the best form possible which the law
allows which is favorable to me and say: That I am one of the settlers
of Chama, together with my son Francisco Trujillo, who, on account
of the accident of being thrown by a horse, was unable to appear
before you excellency; and we both desire to say that it is not
convienient for us to return and settle in said Chama, because we are
in danger of losing our lives, occasioned by the hostile and barbarous
Indian nations who exist in said Chama. It is true that we abandoned
said site, as also the other settlers had abandoned the said site, first;
that the aforesaid, my son, and three women stayed there for fifteen
days, and we were obliged to leave what Captain Xptoval Torres had
assigned us to plant and cultivate. Now we find ourselves with better
conveniences; this is our way of thinking, and no other, so both my
son and myself relinquish the said site. Therefore, I ask and request,
with the veneration due your excellency, that you deign to provide as
just whatever you may decide in our favor. I swear in du form that
this, my, is not of malice; etc.
Signed Mateo Trujillo (Rubric)
Mateo's son, Francisco also provided a petiton that was presented to
the court at the same time, relinquishing all rights to the Chama land.
New Mexico, U.S., Land Records of New Spain, 1692-1916, translated
document, serial 12403, Translations SANM1: 1000-1199. This was
record archive 1002. Online via Ancestry.com.
A 25 June 1801 land record lawsuit brought on behalf of Joseph Trujillo
and Mariano Trujillo, grandsons of Mateo Trujillo noted a lot of
genealogy related info. Testimony about the purchase of the land of
Mateo Trujillo in the Villa de Santa Cruz de la Canada stated the
following:
1. The land was obtained by Mateo Trujillo from Miguel Sandoval
Martinez, who received it from Juan de Dios Sandoval (original
owner).
2. Joseph Trujillo was residing in Sabinal and Mariano Trujillo was
residding in Abiquiu at the date of the lawsuit.
3. The land was handed down from Maria Tapia, who received
the land when husband Mateo Trujillo died, and then Maria
Tapia handed it down to her children/grand-children. Son
Francisco Trujillo, the father of both Joseph Trujillo and Mariano
Trujillo received 1 part, daughter Juana Trujillo got another part,
and the remaining 3 parts went to grandchildren Manuela Trujillo,
Manuel Trujillo, and Antonio Trujillo (children of her son Agustin
Trujillo). The lawsuit brought on by the Francisco Trujillo portion
of the family was to ascertain what right Adauto Ysidro Frequez
had to the land in Villa de Santa Cruz de la Canada that was owned
by Francisco Trujillo, who was noted as deceased by 1801.
According to Aduato Frequez, the shares of the grand-children
were sold to him, and the lower court agreed.
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Abt 1654 - Aft 1732 (78 years)
