I, doña Maria Catarina Pino answering the mandate in the charges made
against me by the Guardian regarding the property which she notices missing in
the inventories: will that I sold the leather jacket used by my have been in
order to close his children and mine.
Regarding the chest, it is in existence. Regarding the adze and chisel,
the adze was lost, the chisel is in existence.
Regarding the 60 ewes which he demands in which he says were taken by my
husband, don Anacleto Miera, they
were for the help and purchase of the house in which I live and will appear in
inventories. With regard to what he
says about the shotgun in the land, the gun was given for one small house which
is in the town which takes in the tract of land. Regarding the lance, it was
given for one small house lot which belonged to another individual who left
town. Regarding the two hoes, the same
were worn out and cultivation of the land. Regarding what he says are the
missing 50 varas of land in the locality of Tome belonging to my deceased
husband, I ask them to deliver the same to me and show me the same, as he was
the executor for his father, so that at all times my children may have the
right to said 50 varas of land; but to this present time I have been ignorant
of such a thing. Regarding the deeds and other instruments pertaining to the
ranch which I possess, the principal one to said ranch do not exist. I likewise
ask your Excellency to be pleased order don
José Castillo and don Joaquin, his
brother, sons of the deceased don
Miguel Alvarez, to execute the deed of sale to the said ranch for me. Regarding
the masses for which I have paid, first to the Rev. Father Fray Cayetano José
Bernal there are 70, notwithstanding that I have exhibited enclosed receipt
from the said priest which shows 60. I also had two other receipts for masses.
I also have paid the Priest for 21 masses, the receipt for which will be
delivered by said Father. I have also paid my brother, José Francisco Pino, for
20 masses with a horse which I have delivered to him, the receipt for which
shall be collected from the priest to whom my said brother should have paid for
the same. I also have paid to the
deceased Antonio Chavez one ox for the shroud which same his sons will declare,
as I had also paid 40 ewes to the Father Narro for his burial and one novena of
masses for which I have no receipt. I
have also paid Juan Vallejo’s for 12 masses, the receipts for which can be
obtained from the said priest who may have applied them. I have also delivered
the alms for two masses to don
Francisco Lovera, the receipt for which will be delivered. I have delivered the
alms for three masses to Miguel Gabaldon, the receipts the same will be
shown. I swear in due form signed, Maria
Catarina Pino.
At Santa Fe on July 30, 1784.
In regard to the documents which
are enclosed in order to answer the plea which she makes in consequence of the
charges made by the Guardian of the minor children of the deceased Luna, when a
copy be referred to said Guardian by the Alcalde Mayor of Albuquerque, so that
according to his knowledge within the term of three days he may, for the last
time individually, ask for what may pertain to the rights and titles of the
minors whom he defends. If he states he is satisfied with the said pleas
whereupon he will proceed to quit in conformity with what is asked by the said doña Pino, the matter of the 50 varas of
land cited in the Pueblo of Tome, so that if they have not been alienated by
the legitimate owner, the same should be added to her estate. Signed Juan
Bautista de Anza (rubric)
I, Miguel Lucero, Guardian of the
minors of the deceased Luna, answering what has been ordered by this Alcalde Mayor, state that in due time I will
show the 50 varas of land which I state our in Tome. With regard to what I have
asked, I am not satisfied. She says that she sold the leather jacket for the
support of the minors; there was enough produce on the farm to support them. As
to the masses and burial which she says she has paid for, I would like to have
you order that I, on my part, ask for the burial at the fixed-rate and one or
two novenas of masses. The other chattels I ask for our two hoes, one shotgun,
one adze, one lance and the 60 ewes which the minors need, as well as the great
quantities which is been lost since her father died up to the present
time. At the request of and for Miguel
Lucero, signed Juan Bautista Montano (rubric)
Moreover, regarding the 50 varas
of land which I claim at the place of Tome in which belongs to my client, the
heirs of the deceased Luna, I state, that I wish Your Honor would take the
deposition of Diego Antonio Abeyta, a resident of said place of Tome, as he is
the one who has been planting the same for some years. Because I do not know
how to sign I requested don Antonio
Ruiz to sign for me at the request of Miguel Lucero.
At Ysleta, on the 11th
day of the month of August 1784 before me the Alcalde Mayor and the two witnesses
whom I appointed who are don Antonio
Villegas Ruiz, and Francisco Esteban Mora, the guardian, don Miguel Lucero, presented Diego Antonio Beitia, a resident of
Tome, whom promised to tell the truth.
And being asked, regarding a piece of land belonging to another which he
cultivates at the end of said place of Tome, how many varas that it contains
and to whom the same belongs, he said that there are 50 varas and that they
belong to the deceased Antonio Luna who for a long time before he was killed and
loaned the same to him so that he could plant them as long as he wished, and
that he had also tried to purchase the same in the said deceased had agreed to
sell them to him, but as he was killed the matter remained thus and he has
continued to cultivate the same up to the present time. He did not sign as he did not know how,
Manuel Arteaga (rubric)
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