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- It is unknown who Diego Trujillo's parents are. There are some
hints noted by a Trujillo researcher Jose Antonio Esqubel, as
follows:
The available evidence points to the possibility that Diego was a son
of Francisco Muñoz de Trujillo Villavicencio and doña Mariana de
Salas y Orozco, residents of Mexico City who are the immediate
ancestors of the Moreno de Trujillo family that settled New
Mexico in 1694.
Trujillo Villavicencio and Salas Orozco— Promising lead
In the early 1600s, there was a couple named Francisco de Trujillo
Villavicencio and doña Mariana de Salas Jorosco (Orozco) who
had been residents of the Pueblo of Chalco (located 25 miles
southeast of Mexico City) in Nueva España before coming to
reside in the town of Tacubaya near Mexico City. This couple had
the following two know sons: Alonso Moreno de Lara (also known
as Moreno de Trujillo) and Nicolás de Trujillo.
Alonso Moreno de Lara was married in the town of Tacubaya, then
a part of the parish jurisdiction of Santa Vera Cruz Church in Mexico
City. He was married on 4 October 1638 with doña Estefanía de
Ayala y Manrique. In this marriage record, Alonso's parents were
named as "Franco de Truxillo Villavicencio" and "Da Mariana de
Salas Jorosco." Alonso and doña Estefanía had several children
who used these combinations of surnames: Moreno, Manrique de
Trujillo, Manrique de Lara, and Moreno de Trujillo.
Nicolás de Trujillo, also a native of the Pueblo of Chalco and a
resident of Tacubaya, was married 24 February 1646, Santa Vera
Cruz Church, Mexico City, with Inés de Trejo.
Could it be that Diego de Trujillo, the progenitor of the Trujillo
family in New Mexico, was another son of Francisco de Trujillo
Villavicencio and doña Mariana de Salas Jorosco? The year of
marriage of Alonso Moreno de Lara indicates that he and Diego
de Trujillo were at least contemporaries, if not brothers. Also, as
is apparent, the use of a variety of similar surnames in both
families (de Trujillo, Moreno de Lara, Salas y Jorosco/Orozco)
certainly offers a lead that is well worth following up on in this
case.
For the interested researcher, a good place to begin is in
attempting to locate and review records of the Trujillo
Villavicencio-Salas y Jorosco family from the Pueblo of Chalco,
as well as combing through records from Santa Vera Cruz
Church for information pertaining to other possible members
of this family.
Researcher: José Antonio Esquibel
Source: México, Distrito Federal, Ciudad de México, Santa Vera
Cruz Church, Matrimonios, 1568-1666, LDS # 0035848.
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Abt 1613 - 1682 (69 years)
