Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Soldier, Jose Pacheco ~ enlistment 1756



Jose Pacheco son of Felipe Pacheco and Rosa Martin a native of la Cañada of this government, occupation farmer, height 5'4" tall, 27 years, CAPR (Roman Catholic), black hair and eyebrows, full faced beard, brown eyes, fair skin, scar on left side of upper lip.  He fills the position for an unlimited time in this royal presidio of Santa Fe on 2 October 1756 in place of Nicolas Rael.  He was read the penalties called for in the ordinance…having been advised that this is the explanation (justification), and no excuse whatsoever will be accepted from him; signed by mark.  Those being witnesses were the Sergeants Antonio Guerrero and Pablo Sandoval, (mark).  Juan Baptista de Anza

Margin:  he became disabled on 21 August 1789.  Concha (rubric)

Reference:  Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series II, Reel 21, Frame 754 – DAR SAR.
©Henrietta Martinez Christmas

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