April 16, 1753 at this villa of
Santa Fe, before me, Nicolas Ortiz, Alcalde Mayor of Santa Fe, appeared don Jph
de Reano, resident of said villa, that the was giving and did give in royal
sale to doña Maria de Roibal, his mother, all the agricultural lands for
planting wheat and also a dwelling house with all the improvements built
therein by the said don Jph de Reano, which said house and lands are in the
locality of El Alamo, four leagues distant from this villa – for the price and
consideration of 800 pesos in silver.
Signed Jph Reano, rubric; Nicolas
de Ortis, rubric; witnesses: Jph de
Bustamante Tagle, rubric and Francisco Guerrero, rubric.
References: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I,
Twitchell 770, Reel 4, Frames 1075-1078.
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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